VIDEO: Technology aimed at keeping fans from across the globe safe is being deployed ahead of the FIFA World Cup. As Atlanta prepares to host one of the biggest events in the world, no matter if you’re on an iPhone, an Android, or any other phone, Atlanta’s 911 center can use your device to not only track you but to get to you faster.

“This is really going to be a game changer,” E-911 Executive Director Desiree Arnold said. With a surge of visitors expected for the World Cup, Atlanta’s E-911 center is launching new technology to speed up emergency response. The system called Rapid SOS also breaks language barriers.

“It’s detecting the language in Uzbeck, and it’s translating in English, and then we’ll type back in English, and it will detect we’re speaking in English,” Arnold told Channel 2’s Brittany Kleinpeter as she showed her how the program works.

And it does more than translate. It pinpoints exact locations. Right now, 911 operators get approximate locations. But the new system shows exact coordinates, helping first responders get to you faster.

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VIDEO: An attack on four EMTs inside a Bronx apartment building has left the first responders injured and a suspect in custody Friday morning.

The assault happened just after 10 p.m. Thursday on the seventh floor of an apartment building along Sedgwick Avenue in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx.

The EMTs were responding to a call involving a resident of the building when they were attacked in the hallway. Cleanup crews were seen inside the building overnight, clearing shards of broken glass scattered across the floor.

Police say there was also blood on the hallway floor and walls. According to authorities, the EMTs were assaulted by a 22-year-old resident when they arrived on the seventh floor. The reason for the attack is still under investigation.

A 32-year-old EMT suffered a laceration to the head, while a 20-year-old EMT was treated for injuries to the face. Both were taken to the hospital in stable condition. Two other EMTs also sustained minor injuries.

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VIDEOS: Investigators are examining a video posted to social media as part of their investigation into a massive warehouse fire that broke out early Tuesday morning in Ontario.

Arson investigators say the video appears to show cases of toilet paper being set on fire inside a warehouse while a person repeatedly says he is not paid enough to live on.

“If you’re not going to pay us enough to (expletive) live or afford to live, at least pay us enough not to do this,” the person in the video says. Police have arrested 29-year-old Chamel Abdul-Karim on suspicion of felony arson.

Authorities say he was working at the Kimberly-Clark Distribution Center through a third-party company at the time. Investigators say they are reviewing the video but have not confirmed whether the person shown in the footage is Abdul-Karim.

A co-worker of the suspect told reporters he had just met Abdul-Karim moments before the fire broke out and said there was initially no suspicion that he was involved.

“There was no suspicion that it was him, actually he was missing. So everyone was trying to find him. Everyone was blaming the robots at first. We were almost 100% sure it was the robots until the action in the video of course,” said Alex Montero of San Bernardino.

KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles

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VIDEO: A bill passed in this year’s West Virginia Legislative Session aimed at protecting first responders while they’re helping people in need will soon become law after receiving Gov. Morrisey’s signature earlier this month.

Senate Bill 4 was drafted by Senator Mike Oliverio (R-Monongalia) last spring after he found similar legislation passed in Florida. This bill states that the public, upon receiving a verbal warning, must stay 30 feet away from first responders to ensure their safety and to keep patients and bystanders safe, as well.

12 News spoke to Senator Oliverio on the importance of prioritizing first responders’ safety.

“Whether it’s a law enforcement officer, a firefighter or EMS, we understand that the public wants to see what’s going on, and if the public wants to record with their phone or take photographs, that’s fine, but we just need to make sure that they’re out of the way of the first responders.

And this just makes it very clear that if a first responder thinks the person is in their way, they can instruct them to move back 30 feet, or simply 10 yards,” Senator Oliverio said. Failure to move after being warned by a first responder could result in a misdemeanor charge, leading to a fine of up to $500 and/or a year of jail time.

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VIDEOS/PHOTOS: Thirteen people were injured after an explosion was reported at a manufacturing building in East Providence on Wednesday night.

Police said they responded to Aspen Aerogels on Dexter Road at 8:14 p.m. for a report of an explosion and fire inside the facility.

Officers said they located multiple people with minor injuries inside and outside of the building. There are no reports of major injuries. Fire officials said the back of the building suffered significant damage.

“There is a process they do in the building, they do super insulation, as part of that process, the insulation is dried in basically an oven. And during that process is when the explosion happened,” said Chief Michael Carey.

It is unclear what caused the explosion. The Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating.

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