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Car Crashes Into Durham Fire Station, No Injuries Reported
Car Crashes Into Durham Fire Station, No Injuries Reported
Posted: Oct 18, 2016

Car Crashes Into Durham Fire Station, No Injuries Reported

Nobody was injured after a car drove into a Durham fire station Monday afternoon. Authorities said that a female driver reported seeing a blinding light before crashing into Fire Station 14 at 1327 Umstead Road just after 4 p.m.

Officials said that bedrooms and a bathroom were behind the exterior wall the driver hit and one firefighter had just exited the area. Authorities said a bedroom and bathroom were severely damaged.

Authorities said the building must be evaluated before firefighters can continue using it. the engine company has been relocated for the time being.

The driver of the car sustained minor injuries and authorities have not said if she will be charged.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

Authorities said that Monday's incident is not the first time someone has hit the fire station. A protective barrier was installed last year, which slowed the car, but was unable to stop it.


Read more at http://www.wral.com/car-crashes-into-durham-fire-station-no-injuries-reported/16125830/#O5WFuUzw5XwsLemM.99
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Video Shows Near Miss Crash with Fire Engine
Video Shows Near Miss Crash with Fire Engine
Posted: Oct 18, 2016

Video Shows Near Miss Crash with Fire Engine

by: Kacie Yearout Updated: ARLINGTON, Va. - Arlington Fire in Virginia is sharing a video to remind drivers that if there is one emergency vehicle, there is often more. The video, taken from a dash cam, shows a near crash with a car and a fire engine.
Arlington Fire in Virginia is sharing a video to remind drivers that if there is one emergency vehicle, there is often more. The video, taken from a dash cam, shows a near crash with a car and a fire engine. There were three emergency vehicles in a row, and after the first one passed, a car started to pull out, not realizing there were two behind it.
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Posted: Oct 18, 2016

Explosion, fire injure Bellingham man; damage Sehome home

An explosion and fire injured a Bellingham man and displaced four other tenants of a Sehome neighborhood house about 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17. “There were reports of butane containers involved,” said Battalion Chief Cary Gustafson of the Bellingham Fire Department. “When we arrived, the patient was outside and we had a very small fire on the second floor landing.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2016 1:59:05 AM - SOURCE: Bellingham Herald
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Posted: Oct 18, 2016

No serious injuries after Shreveport ladder truck rolls on highway

PHOTO - Two Shreveport firefighters were taken to the hospital with minor injuries early Monday afternoon after their fire truck rolled over on Kings Hwy. It happened just after 12 p.m. near Linwood Ave. It was not immediately clear what caused the ladder truck to wind up on its side, but Shreveport Fire Chief Scott Wolverton said they were responding to an EMS call when it happened.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSLA-TV Shreveport News 12
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Posted: Oct 18, 2016

Kansas court: Fourth Amendment violated by firefighter's search

The Kansas Court of Appeals has ruled an area woman cannot be prosecuted for drugs found during a warrantless search of her purse by a Shawnee Heights firefighter. Lt. Brian Dodds responded to a home east of Topeka on Sept. 19, 2014, after the homeowner complained a woman she didn’t know was showering in her basement.
- PUB DATE: 10/18/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Topeka Capital-Journal
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