Posted: May 30, 2023
VIDEO: A Coventry firefighter is recovering after the ceiling inside of a burning building collapsed on him Thursday afternoon.
Firefighters rushed to a home on Mohawk Street following reports of smoke and flames shooting from the second floor. Acting Lieutenant Scott Brown with the Central Coventry Fire District was one of the first to arrive and assess the situation.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPRI-TV CBS 12 Providence
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Posted: May 30, 2023
VIDEO: Northern Kentucky firefighters came together over the holiday weekend to dedicate a firetruck to a fallen hero.
Engine 2802 now bears a plaque commemorating the service of Alexandria firefighter Ken Temke. Temke joined the Alexandria Fire District in 1997 as a volunteer. On the morning of March 25, 2004, Temke was part of a crew returning to the station when he collapsed, the Northern Pendleton Fire District said.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCPO-TV ABC 9 Cincinnati
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Posted: May 30, 2023
VIDEO: A Heritage High School student has a warning for other kids after 76% of his body suffered burns when he tried a TikTok challenge.
Mason and a group of friends saw people playing with lighters and spray paint cans on TikTok. They then decided to try it themselves trying to start a fire to stay warm, but the can blew up and flames engulfed his body.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVD ABC 11 Durham
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Posted: May 30, 2023
Walla Walla fire crews responded to a fast-growing shop fire on Memorial Day.
According to a post from Walla Walla County Fire District 8, crews responded to a shop fire in the 5100 block of Biscuit Ridge Road at 11:23 a.m. When they arrived, crews found two large outbuildings on fire, which was spreading quickly to the brush, trees and a car garage nearby.
- PUB DATE: 5/30/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDU-TV NBC 25 Richland
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Posted: May 28, 2023
VIDEO: In Pierce County, fire crews battled a metal scrapyard fire in the Tacoma Tideflats on Sunday.
The big plume of smoke was visible miles away. Tacoma Fire said the fire started just before 7 a.m.
Arriving crews couldn’t reach the heart of the fire due to debris being in the way. So workers at the scrapyard used their own equipment to separate unburned piles so that fire crews could put out the flames.
- PUB DATE: 5/28/2023 5:22:44 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle
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