Chicago firefighter Michael Altman, 32, died from injuries sustained in a fire on West North Shore Avenue.

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PHOTOS: Firefighters raced to the scene of a massive fire in Branchburg, NJ. A row of townhomes caught fire early Wednesday morning. The two-alarm alarm fire was burning through the attached homes on Old York Road just before 5:45 a.m.

NewsCopter 7 was over the scene as the gas-fed flames quickly spread through the cockloft of multiple townhomes. There are no known serious injuries. The cause of the fire is unknown. Local officials are working with county partners to assist residents who have been displaced, including efforts to secure temporary housing and provide necessary support services.

The Red Rock Preserve is an affordable housing townhouse community that was just completed two years ago. Mayor James Schworn released a statement: “As Mayor of Branchburg, and on behalf of the Township and our residents, I want to extend my heartfelt thanks and deepest gratitude to our emergency service volunteers, our law enforcement personnel, and all of our mutual aid partners for their extraordinary efforts in containing the fire at the Red Rock Preserve.

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Lt. Jason Brockmeyer has worked at Franklin Township Fire Department in Ohio for 20 years. Since he’s been there, his department was often called to fight highly dangerous flammable liquid fires.

“We were considered the experts in this field,” Brockmeyer said.

That’s because the township fire department had over 1,000 gallons of aqueous film forming foam, also called AFFF, given to them by nearby fuel storage facilities years ago. It’s a tool that firefighters have relied upon since the 1960s, which smothers flames with a heat resistant film.

The problem is that foam has high concentrations of PFAS, commonly called forever chemicals. PFAS come with health risks if humans are exposed.

Brockmeyer recalled a time when his chief asked him to figure out where to get rid of the foam.

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VIDEO: A dramatic apartment rescue in subzero Michigan temperatures. A wind-whipped house fire on the California coast. A Christmas Day blaze with a downed power line blocking the way. A fully engulfed camper in a crowded Pennsylvania campground.

These are the fires at the center of “American Inferno,” a new NewsNation YouTube digital series hosted by Lt. Bryan Mathiau of the Manchester, Connecticut, fire department.

“Fire doesn’t care who you are, it doesn’t slow down, and it never gives you the full story until you’re already inside,” Mathiau said. Mathiau, a combat veteran who served in Iraq and a former Connecticut Fire Academy instructor, has spent more than a decade in the fire service.

On the night of Jan. 19, 2026, the Wyoming, Michigan, fire department responded to a fire at the Crossroads Apartments. Crews found heavy smoke and fire on the back of the building when they arrived, moving quickly toward the roof, with three people trapped on the third floor.

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A structure fire was reported on West Kennewick Avenue just before 7 a.m. this morning after a passerby spotted smoke and called 911. When firefighters arrived, the scene had already escalated. The fire was found in El Tequilas, with heavy, dark smoke pouring from the building. In an interview, the Kennewick Fire Department Chief Michael Heffner said firefighters were able to get there quickly because of the call, and that timing made a big difference.

Even with the intensity of the smoke, crews were able to keep the fire from spreading to neighboring businesses. Firefighters even went into nearby buildings to double-check, confirming there was no extension of the fire beyond the restaurant. He also said crews would remain on scene, checking inside the walls and the attic to make sure the spread is stopped. While the fire did not spread to neighboring businesses, the restaurant itself suffered extensive smoke damage inside.

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