Saginaw County voters approved 14 of 17 millage proposals in the Aug. 4 primary, including several fire measures.

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Pierce County Fire District No. 10’s $25 million bond was ahead in early results.

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Los Angeles County approved buying a Sikorsky S-70i Firehawk wildfire helicopter for $43.1 million, with a possible 15% tariff and $6.6 million in added equipment costs.

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An early-morning fire at the Astor Place subway station in Manhattan left multiple people injured and temporarily suspended service on the 4 and 6 lines, which resumed with significant delays.

According to the FDNY, a fire broke out on a southbound 4 train car at around 2:15 a.m. Tuesday. Officials said it was a work train being used to vacuum the tracks. It was not a regular passenger train.

Eight MTA workers and six firefighters suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to officials. The FDNY said at one point over 141 fire and EMS personnel were on the scene, but the situation had since quieted down.

A northbound passenger train was pulling into the station at the same time the fire started. All riders were evacuated safely with no injuries reported. As of 7 a.m., 4/5/6 trains were running with “severe delays in both directions after FDNY concluded an investigation at Astor Place,” the MTA said, but service has been improving.

WNYW-TV FOX 5 New York

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VIDEO: Firefighters extinguished a blaze Monday morning that took place at an automobile repair shop in southeast Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma City Fire Department says crews were called around 1:30 a.m. to respond to an area near Southeast 31st Street and South High Avenue.

After putting the fire out, crews at the scene say their new efforts were aided by new technology, including a drone aerial-reconnaissance program.

“Luckily, thanks to our new drone program, a fire alarm was immediately dispatched because the dispatchers downtown could see it on our own Aerial view,” OKCFD Battalion Chief Zach Bruhn said. “All crews arrived on scene extremely quickly. They did a great job knocking down this fire.”

No injuries were reported, but crews are still investigating the cause of the fire.

KWTV-DT CBS 9 Oklahoma City

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