Part of S. 19th St. on Milwaukee's south side was blocked off Wednesday night after several houses were destroyed in a fire. The fire started around 4 p.m. at a home near S. 19th St. and Burnham St. "So windy outside. So, I just checked out the window, and I saw the noise, where it was coming from, and I saw the house on fire," said neighbor Delia Velez, who told CBS 58 she heard a loud boom before seeing the fire.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

VIDEO: Uber is funding a new program that aims to get electric bikes with dangerous non-certified lithium-ion batteries off New York City streets. The company said on Wednesday it will soon allow the thousands of New York City delivery workers who use e-bikes the ability to trade-in their bikes for newer, safer models.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Business

PHOTOS: Niles firefighters saw a 1940s-era fire truck — one steeped in local history — rejoin the village’s fleet last month. On May 1, 1941, the village of Niles purchased a Model 21 Pirsch Triple Combination Fire Engine for $6,150. Last month that engine, with its designation of “Niles Fire Dept. No.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Journal & Topics

VIDEO: An explosion, early Tuesday morning, rocked a garage in Erie while firefighters were inside. It was so powerful, it completely blew off the garage door. Fire officials have issued a warning about electric vehicles and electric modifications at your home. A total of three Mountain View Fire Rescue firefighters were inside the garage when water made contact with the electric vehicle’s battery, officials said, causing that explosion.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver

VIDEO: With law enforcement's swift actions front and center, we're beginning to hear first-hand accounts from those first to respond to Monday's mass shooting. "It's horrifying once you realize that it's real, it is happening here," Jesse Yarbrough, chief of Louisville EMS, said. "I think it strikes you when you arrive at the scene and see everyone doing what they've been trained to do and realize that [it's] not a training, it's a real event.
- PUB DATE: 4/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHAS-TV ABC 11 Louisville