VIDEO/PHOTOS: A fire erupted at what appears to be an auto wrecking yard in Mason County Wednesday afternoon. The fire was reported around 4 p.m. An aerial view from the KOMO News helicopter showed vehicles and tires burning, sending a plume of black smoke into the air. Seven 500 gallon drums of oil caught fire, according to Washington State Patrol (WSP) Trooper Katherine Weatherwax.
- PUB DATE: 5/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

144 firefighters who died on the job will be honored at the 42nd National Fallen Firefighters Memorial on May 6 and 7. Of those being honored, 79 died in 2022 and 65 from previous years. All 144 names will be etched into a plaque and be placed on the National Memorial permanently. Five honorees served in Washington.
- PUB DATE: 5/4/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima

A chemical leak followed by the mixing of another unknown chemical led to a fire at the Inland Empire Paper Company in Millwood on Wednesday afternoon, according to Spokane Valley fire officials. The fire caused people inside the building to evacuate and undergo decontamination. Fire crews arrived at the paper company a few minutes after the call came in, and the incident was upgraded to a second-alarm fire.
- PUB DATE: 5/3/2023 11:36:05 PM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

VIDEO: Things that use lithium-ion batteries – from electronics to power tools, to electric vehicles – are becoming increasingly common. That means fires involving those batteries are surging. The Seattle Fire Department has an “Energy Response Team” with cutting-edge experts on fighting these unique fires.
- PUB DATE: 5/3/2023 10:45:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

A man was badly burned and a DTE Energy worker was injured when a house exploded Tuesday in Inkster. The explosion happened around 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 2, at a house in the 26000 block of Penn Street in Inkster, near the border of Dearborn Heights. “I was in my living room watching TV and I heard some ‘boom,’ and I thought someone was in my house,” neighbor Alina Boudi said.
- PUB DATE: 5/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIV-TV NBC 4 Detroit