Longmont voters rejected tax hikes meant to fund public safety improvements.

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PHOTOS: Six people died, and several others were injured after a three-alarm fire tore through a home in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, early Thursday morning.

The fire broke out just before 1:40 a.m. at a home on 58th Street. Flames shot from the windows as firefighters battled the blaze, which officials said appears to have started on the second floor before spreading throughout the two-story building.

The fire did spread to a neighboring home. Four adults were pronounced dead at the scene. They will have to be identified by the Medical Examiner. Two others, a man and a woman, died while being transported to the hospital. Four residents and three firefighters suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Among the injured, a man went to Staten Island University Hospital with burns to his feet, and a woman went to Maimonides for treatment of smoke inhalation.

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Ohio State Fire Marshal paid tribute Thursday to North Royalton Firefighter Ryan Milligan, who was killed in the line of duty earlier this week.

Firefighter Milligan, 36, of Seven Hills, died Monday evening while battling a house fire in the 2100 block of West Royalton Rd. in Broadview Heights. A second firefighter, Andrew Protsman, 38, of Parma, suffered serious injuries in that same fire and remains hospitalized.

“The loss of one firefighter and the serious injury of another is a heartbreaking tragedy that resonates far beyond their department,” said State Fire Marshal Kevin Reardon. “These firefighters answered the call to serve others without hesitation, placing themselves in harm’s way to protect their community.”

The State Fire Marshal’s Fire and Explosion Investigations Bureau is leading the investigation into the fire, which is being conducted in partnership with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The cause of the fire remains undetermined.

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The driver of a car was injured Wednesday morning after their vehicle plowed into a business in Orange County and then exploded into flames.

The crash happened just before noon on the 24000 block of Alicia Parkway in Mission Viejo. Officials with the Orange County Fire Authority said the car crashed into a nail salon before catching on fire.

An off-duty fire captain was at a business next door and immediately rushed to the scene, running into the building to make sure everyone inside was safe. Fire units also arrived and rapidly put out the fire.

The driver of the car was transported to the hospital. No other injuries were reported.

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Rural fire crews, hampered by tough terrain and a lack of local infrastructure, spent a big chunk of Monday putting out a fire in the distant northern reaches of Walla Walla County near the Snake River.

According to the Walla Walla North County Fire District, at about 1:48 a.m. on November 2 firefighters were dispatched to a reported brush fire near the railroad tracks along the Snake River in the far northern reaches of Walla Walla County.

Fire officials said volunteer firefighters and the local fire chief spent more than two hours struggling through difficult terrain with limited access to find the fire. Officials said they finally found the fire at about 4 a.m. and quickly put it out.

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