A house fire early Sunday morning in Poulsbo ended with one person dead and another hospitalized, the Poulsbo Fire Department said. Around 12 a.m. on Sunday, first responders received a call that flames were visible in the window of a home in the Lofall area of the town. When personnel from Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue, North Kitsap Fire and Rescue and Navy Region Northwest arrived, they found a “heavy fire consuming the entire front of the residence,” wrote Poulsbo Fire officials on social media.

Prior to fire teams’ arrival, neighbors had helped evacuate one occupant of the home, but the other occupant was still trapped inside. Firefighters began fire suppression tactics and started to search for the other occupant. They found the person, but they had died.

The other occupant of the home was taken to St. Michael’s Medical Center. The Kitsap County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire, but preliminary details indicate it may have begun in the northwest corner of the home, in a bedroom.

“This tragic loss serves as a stark reminder of how quickly fire spreads. The Poulsbo Fire Department urges all residents to ensure they have working smoke alarms on every level of their home, inside every bedroom, and outside all sleeping areas,” Poulsbo Fire officials wrote. “Additionally, families are encouraged to practice ‘Close Before You Doze’ by keeping bedroom doors shut at night, and to regularly practice a home fire escape plan.”

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A wildfire near Coulee City has grown significantly and is now threatening structures and critical infrastructure, prompting state officials to mobilize additional firefighting resources. The Garred Road Fire, which started Sunday at about 4:01 p.m., has expanded to an estimated 3,500 acres and continues to grow, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.

Earlier Monday, Coulee City Fire Chief Jesse Bolyard said the fire had rekindled after initially burning nearly 500 acres Sunday. Level 3 (Leave Now) evacuations remain in place for the Sun Lakes area, and both State Route 17 and U.S. Highway 2 are closed near the fire, according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.

State Fire Marshal officials said the fire is burning in sagebrush and dry grass, and is threatening primary and secondary homes, wheat fields, infrastructure and the Sun Lakes State Park campground. The fire was human-caused, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. The growing severity of the fire prompted state mobilization efforts Monday afternoon.

Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste authorized the use of statewide firefighting resources at 12:45 p.m. at the request of Bolyard. Under the Washington State Fire Services Resource Mobilization Plan, additional crews and equipment from across the state can be deployed when local resources are overwhelmed.

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A large fire tore through a business in West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, on Monday morning, sending massive flames and thick black smoke into the air and prompting a massive emergency response.

The blaze broke out shortly after 11 a.m. at Superior Play Systems, a facility on Industry Lane that manufactures outdoor play equipment.

Cell phone video captured part of the building collapsing as intense flames quickly overtook the structure.

Firefighters said conditions deteriorated rapidly as crews arrived on scene.

“We pulled everyone back, which turned into a master stream operation at this location because the building was too unsafe to actually enter,” Chief Kenny Kanauer of Jefferson Fire Co. #1 said.

Video from Chopper 6 showed flames and black smoke rising high above the building.

Officials said 130 trucks from approximately 100 fire companies across the region responded to the scene, underscoring the scale of the fire.

WPVI-TV ABC 6 Philadelphia

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VIDEO: A fire engine — not a Ferrari — may have delivered the most unexpected moment of the weekend at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

Video shared with KSBW 8 by Riley Tessler showed a Salinas Fire engine drifting on the famed track during the weekend.

The unusual scene stood out at a raceway best known for high-speed sports car competition and gave fans a memorable moment beyond the scheduled racing action.

The driver was identified as Kevin Coon, and the tillerman was Hayden Parker, per Salinas Fire.

The drifting fire engine appeared during a weekend when Laguna Seca was hosting Ferrari Challenge North America, the main featured event from June 19 through June 21.

The event included qualifying sessions and races for Ferrari Challenge drivers, along with Club Competizioni GT activities and Passione Ferrari owners lapping on the circuit.

KSBW-TV NBC/ABC 8 Salinas

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A massive fire at a recycling facility in Houston’s East End was still burning Tuesday morning after breaking out Monday afternoon.

Tires and other debris continue to burn.

The fire was reported around 3 p.m. Monday near Kellogg and Manchester streets, according to the Houston Fire Department. Thick black smoke from the blaze was visible for miles across Houston.

Houston Fire Chief Thomas Muñoz said the fire was burning in a debris field roughly the size of a football field behind a warehouse at a recycling facility. No structures have caught fire.

Approximately 200 firefighters were called to the scene to contain the blaze. Muñoz said tires were the primary material burning, and the rubber made the fire especially difficult to extinguish.

“This is a very difficult fire,” Muñoz said.

Video from Air 11 showed the massive burn area stretching across the property, while video released by HFD showed firefighters working inside the debris field to knock down the flames.

Fire officials said flames reached an estimated 35 feet in height.

KVUE-TV ABC 33 Austin

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