VIDEO/PHOTO: A car fire on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge caused traffic delays Wednesday morning, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. Just after 9 a.m., traffic cameras captured the burning vehicle on the bridge in the westbound lanes of State Route 16. Traffic was able to get by in one lane as firefighters worked to put out the fire.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2023 2:21:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

A fire broke out in a two-story building in downtown Los Angeles' Fashion District, sending flames and clouds of black smoke into the air Wednesday morning. The fire was reported just before 6 a.m. in the 1100 block of South Los Angeles Street. A large plume of smoke could be seen across the downtown LA area.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNBC-TV NBC 4 Los Angeles

VIDEO: One of the biggest challenges of putting out an electric vehicle (EV) fire is trying to get inside the battery to flood the battery. "They're very difficult to put out," said Avondale Fire Department Battalion Chief Garry Siler. Now, there is a new device that punctures holes in an EV's battery, and floods it with water.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSAZ-TV FOX 10 Phoenix

VIDEO: A long-time firefighter in Lancaster County has created an epic book highlighting firefighters of New York City. Glenn Usdin hopes the photographs and stories are inspirational to first responders and anyone who might need their help. "This is a very unique profession in American society, that when everybody else is running out of burning buildings, firefighters — whether they be professional or volunteer — firefighters are running into the building," Usdin explains about the men and women featured in the pages.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGAL-TV NBC 8 Lancaster

VIDEO: Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning as a powerful Category 3 storm in Keaton Beach, located along Florida's Gulf Coast near Tallahassee. After rapidly intensifying on its path through the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, and briefly registering as a Category 4 storm, the hurricane hit Florida's Big Bend area with maximum sustained winds of 125 miles per hour.
- PUB DATE: 8/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS News