PHOTOS: Explosions and a large fire prompted a large response in Lebanon. Firefighters spent hours putting out flames at an industrial building off State Route 48m by Turtlecreek Union Road. The Lebanon Fire Department says it was an explosive battle, contained to an industrial garage located at the back of the property.

It happened at the R.W. Long Lumber and Box Company. Crews say the fire broke out around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night and kept crews busy for hours. Winds overnight made that even more challenging, with wind speeds around 15 mph, along with 25 mph gusts.

Officials say there were semi-tractor trailer and pallets inside the building, leading to explosions, though it is unclear what exactly was inside. Fire crews described the challenges they faced.

“With something like this, a house would be a whole lot easier,” Asst. Chief Derek Harper, with Lebanon fire, explained. “This takes a lot of manpower, it takes a lot of guys, it takes a lot of water, it takes a lot of time. We had to bring in front loaders to dig through all the debris, tear down some of the walls, dig through the pallets so that we could finish putting the fire out.”

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PHOTOS: On March 30, 1925, a fire swept through Mammoth Hot Springs that destroyed a number of buildings and a fleet of Yellowstone National Park (YNP) vehicles.

As park officials were preparing for the summer season, an oil furnace exploded in the blacksmith shop located within the Yellowstone Park Transportation Company’s maintenance building. Buses of Yellowstone Preservation Trust, a Montana-based historical organization and museum, posted to its social media account on Monday recounting the devastating fire that took place 101 years ago and destroyed over 80 vehicles.

“The explosion quickly scattered burning fragments all over the shop,” the post reads. “Fanned by a strong wind from the south, the fire spread quickly and completely destroyed a large number of park vehicles and the garage in which they were housed as well as machine, paint and top shops, and several homes with one being that of F. E. Kammermeyer, Transportation Superintendent. All were destroyed within an hour.”

According to the Preservation Trust, no fatalities occurred, and some mechanics who tried to save the garage and vehicles received only minor burns. The following vehicles were lost in the fire, totaling $500,000 in replacement costs: 22 White touring cars, 27 White TEB buses, 26 White model 15-45 buses, six trucks and several other vehicles that belonged to the Yellowstone Park Camping Company.

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Families were forced out of their homes after a fire broke out early Wednesday at an apartment complex in southeast Oklahoma City. Flames could be seen shooting out of the roof of a building at the complex near Southeast 44th Street and Sunnylane Road. Fire crews told KOCO 5 that at least eight apartments were involved, and at least two families are now without a home.

Authorities are working to determine how many people were inside the units when the fire started. “Initially we had a report from the on-scene security that the father said his daughter was missing, and we searched for her,” Battalion Chief Shane Williams said. “Did a primary and secondary (search) with negative results on both of them. We’re uncertain where she is at this time.” An investigation into what caused the fire is underway.

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VIDEO: The San Bernardino County Fire Department tested new technology on Monday designed to help suppress fires by using sound waves. The live demonstration, which was conducted with Sonic Fire Tech, showcased the cutting-edge system that was developed by former NASA acoustics engineers.

“This technology works without water or chemicals, creating a protective zone that can stop ignition in milliseconds while avoiding the collateral damage often seen with traditional suppression methods,” a news release from SBCoFD said. “From autonomous early detection to rapid suppression, tools like these have the potential to reduce fire damage before it starts, especially in wildfire-prone areas.”

Remington Hotchkis, the Chief Commercialization Officer for Sonic Fire Tech, said that all fires need oxygen to burn, and that their technology breaks it up instead of completely removing it, which could end up being dangerous.

“We vibrate the oxygen at a rate where fire can’t consume it, and it breaks the chemical reaction,” Hotchkis said. “We use infrasound, which are sound waves that are inaudible to the human ear.” Firefighters said that the technology can also be applied inside homes and businesses and could help stop fires like kitchen or appliance fires in their earliest stages.

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PHOTOS: Five homes were destroyed, and multiple people were displaced after a massive fire broke out in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood Sunday afternoon.

Allegheny County dispatchers first confirmed to Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that officials were on the scene within the 4500 block of Penn Avenue following reports of a fire just before 4 p.m. The fire appeared to have broken out inside a home near Children’s Hospital.

Photos and videos from the scene showed large amounts of smoke and heavy flames. The assistant fire chief on scene said the fire was a 3-alarm and damaged at least five row houses connected to one another. It appeared construction was being done on at least one of the homes.

“You’ll notice the primary fire building, and you’ll notice the other buildings directly adjacent,” Assistant Fire Chief for the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire, Brian Kokkila, said. “They’re touching, they’re physically touching. The wind and the rapid-fire development led to the expansion to five total buildings.”

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