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At NTEA Work Truck Week 2026, J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc. will showcase its most integrated commercial-vehicle platform to date.

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PHOTOS: Flames ripped through several U-Haul trucks in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood overnight. At 3:04 a.m. Monday, Seattle Fire Department (SFD) crews were dispatched to a report of an RV fire along Northwest Leary Way, adjacent to the Office Max store. SFD said several callers told 911 dispatchers they heard loud “popping” sounds that may have been propane tanks exploding. Firefighters arrived to find several U-Haul trucks on fire at the U-Haul rental lot. Crews cautiously worked to put out the flames. No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

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The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) was on the scene of a fire at 1525 King Highway.

Crews were working to extinguish the fire.

KDPS said the fire was contained to an exterior pile of material.

There was heavy black smoke and flames were visible for miles.

King Highway remained open to traffic.

KDPS told a News Channel 3 crew on the scene that no one has been hurt.

Firefighters were trying to separate the debris piles so the fire did not continue to grow.

Crews remained on scene as of 6 a.m. Tuesday. Kalamazoo Public Safety has yet to provide any updates.

There was still smoke, but crews were mostly dealing with hot spots.

WWMT-TV CBS 3 Kalamazoo

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VIDEO: History comes home.

“Reading had probably the largest volunteer fire company in the country. Ten thousand members during its height,” said retired Reading Fire Chief Richard Boyer.

From manpower to horsepower.

“The early apparatus were pulled by the firemen,” Boyer said. “As they got heavier, naturally, you had to add horses.”

There are many significant signs of the passage of time and history for the Reading Fire Department and the Reading Area Firefighters Museum.

“1771, that is five years before the Declaration of Independence,” Boyer said.

But now, across decades, many miles and a Sotheby’s auction…

“We’re still shocked that we were able to do that, but it’s coming,” he said.

The first motorized fire truck in the city’s history, circa 1911.

“You can feel the emotion,” Boyer said.

By way of a flatbed truck from Florida, the engine is once again back home. It may be tired from the long journey but it’s looking like a beauty nonetheless.

WFMZ-TV 69 Allentown

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