A crane went up in flames Wednesday morning high above Manhattan, then partially collapsed onto the street below. The fire broke out shortly before 7:30 a.m. on top of a 50-story building that was under construction on 10th Avenue between West 41st and 42nd streets in Hell's Kitchen. Mayor Eric Adams was on the scene to provide an update, along with the FDNY and Department of Buildings.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York

VIDEO: The San Antonio Fire Department is returning to cartoons to help educate children and their families on the importance of fire safety. The newest cartoon comes a day after Fire Chief Charles Hood held a news conference regarding a deadly house fire over the weekend. Hood stressed the importance of having working smoke alarms.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAT-TV ABC 12 San Antonio

VIDEO: WESH 2 News reporter Nancy Alvarez got an exclusive look at the fire station headquarters located in the central part of its jurisdiction behind Epcot. Deputy Fire Chief Eric Ferrari showed WESH 2 the range of emergency services his department provides to Disney and the rest of the district.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WESH-TV NBC 2 Orlando

PHOTOS: The Boston Firefighters Burn Foundation brought a little extra cheer to Shriners Hospital for Children Tuesday for their annual Christmas in July visit. Santa and Mrs. Claus joined firefighters as they raised the ladder to wave to child patients and greet staff, including doctors and nurses.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTS-TV NBC 10 Nashua

Why is Washington the epicenter of the fentanyl crisis? U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell posed the question at a Seattle round table she convened Monday about the deadly drug, where speakers talked about innovations happening locally and the challenges that lay ahead. The senator pointed to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention numbers showing the state had the biggest increase in the nation—more than 21%—in fatal overdoses reported between February 2022 and February 2023.
- PUB DATE: 7/26/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Medical Express