A fire apparatus caught fire along a Massachusetts highway early in the morning of November 12, snarling rush-hour traffic along a major commuter route near Worcester. Initial news reports indicated there was a tow truck fire on Interstate 90 (also called the Massachusetts Turnpike) eastbound near the town of Millbury, and that fire service was […]

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PHOTOS: At least eight people were confirmed dead early Thursday after a Brooklyn building collapsed — as rescuers continued the desperate mission to find survivors.

Six bodies were pulled from the rubble while two more died after being transported to a local hospital.

At least 19 others were wounded — four critically — after the side of the three-story building fell into an adjacent open construction site in Flatbush just after 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to the FDNY.

Seven children are among the wounded, while at least four people suffered critical injuries and five suffered serious or non-life-threatening injuries, according to officials who warned that the death toll was likely to rise.

None of the dead have been identified by officials; however, a man identified his brother, Jose Luis Caguana, as one of the victims. The 26-year-old construction worker had a young child and his wife was heavily pregnant with their second child, the heartbroken sibling, Carlos, told Univision.

Caguana was the sole provider for his family. “Her husband has passed away; he was the sole provider for the family,” Carlos said.At least three firefighters were also injured when 69 units and 250 fire and EMS personnel were scrambled to the scene on the corner of Flatbush and Bedford Avenues, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.

New York Post

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: Every minute counts in a water rescue. Now, a new device is helping first responders search underwater more quickly.

The Elkhart Fire Department is among the few departments that are using this new technology called AquaEye.

This technology could take valuable minutes off these searches.

The device uses AI technology to help locate potential victims in the water. It scans up to a football field in length and more than a hundred feet deep. In combination with sonar it locates within seconds where the potential victim could be.

The device marks the possible location of a person on a map. Other objects, like submerged vehicles, appear differently.

Crews are then able to determine exactly how many feet out from the shore the person could be and guide rescue divers to that spot.

WSBT-TV CBS 22 South Bend

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VIDEO: Four people were injured after a rollover crash with a fire truck and a Brink’s truck on US-41 just north of Island Park Road in Lee County on Tuesday.

“I said a little prayer as I was driving by because it looked like that there could be somebody definitely injured or hurt,” said Mary Estrema, owner of Hope’s Heart Thrift Store on U-S 41.

According to the San Carlos Park Fire Protection & Rescue Service District, the crash happened just after 4 p.m. In addition, three of the patients were firefighters, with two having minor injuries and the other one having moderate injuries, the fire district said.

All three were released from the hospital as of Wednesday. People like Estrema were glad to hear the first responders will be okay.

“Today is Veteran’s Day. I know there that not in the military, but I consider them, you know, service members to our community as well,” Estrema said.

A person in the Brink’s truck also suffered minor injuries, and Lee County EMS transported all four of them for their injuries, according to the fire district. Multiple lanes were shut down on southbound US-41 for hours.

WBBH-TV NBC 2 Fort Myers

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An elderly woman was rescued from a burning Monroe home Tuesday night after firefighters heard her calling for help inside. Video posted by the fire department shows firefighters using chainsaws to get into the smoke-filled garage.

Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue responded around 9:30 p.m. to a home on 147th Street Southeast for reports of a fire with smoke alarms sounding. According to the fire department, a command officer arrived to find one homeowner already outside and smoke coming from the garage.

Firefighters entered the house and found smoke filling the home. Crews closed the door separating the garage from the living area in an effort to limit the spread of smoke and fire. Moments later, firefighters heard a woman calling for help. The crew from Engine 31 quickly found the elderly homeowner and brought her outside.

Fire crews contained the flames to the garage before the fire could spread into the home’s living areas. Paramedics evaluated both homeowners at the scene. Neither was injured. The cause remains under investigation by the Snohomish County Fire Marshal’s Office.

KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

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