VIDEO: The Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) responded to a car crashing through the wall of the JCPenney at the Spokane Valley Mall around 1 a.m. on Wednesday. The car drove through the exterior wall on the north side of the building, getting stuck partially in the store. SVFD found one person unresponsive in the back seat of the car.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2024 11:28:21 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

Plumes of smoke filled the night sky after a massive barge caught fire overnight Tuesday. The smell of smoke continues to linger in Queens where the fire broke out. Officials say they were able to put out the flames at the Sims Metal Facility in just under two hours. The video of the scene shows the intensity of the flames, which looked like a large ball of fire with heavy smoke rising and billowing into the air.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WABC-TV ABC 7 New York

PHOTOS: New recruits with the Oklahoma City Fire Department are having their sweat tested. NMotion, a sports and human performance center based out of Norman, is partnering with the department to help firefighters understand their sweat composition. It will help optimize hydration and maintain peak performance in high-temperature environments.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOKH-TV FOX 25 Oklahoma City

PHOTOS: Saturday marked the 50th anniversary of the infamous 1974 Main Avenue Fire in downtown Durango that destroyed six buildings and killed two first responders. The tragic event lives in the minds of Durango’s first responders and helped evolve Durango Fire Protection District’s downtown fire suppression tactics.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Durango Herald - Metered Site

VIDEO: Firefighters are warning parents after a Cocomelon children’s book caused a minivan fire in North Carolina. The George Hildebran Fire & Rescue Department said Sunday that a child’s car seat caught fire soon after the child had gotten out. After the flames were put out, the Fire Marshal’s Office determined that the fire was started by a “button battery” inside a children’s book that was left underneath the seat.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCTV CBS/MyNetworkTV 6 Thomasville