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Posted: Feb 7, 2023

VIDEO: Manufacturing facility destroyed after massive fire near Chicago

A manufacturing facility in Chicago Heights was destroyed in a massive fire Monday morning. The fire broke out at Morgan Li around 6 a.m. in the 1100 block of Washington Avenue. The 500,000-square-foot facility was completely engulfed in flames and quickly spread to neighboring buildings. No one was inside the plant at the time of the fire.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCIA-TV CBS 3 Champaign
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Posted: Feb 7, 2023

Washington fire department switching to safer firefighting foam

VIDEO: The Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD) announced Monday it replaced its firefighting foam with new, safer foam. The new foam does not contain perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs), chemicals that have been linked to contaminated water supplies. Washington state passed the Firefighting Agents and Equipment Law in 2018.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane
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Posted: Feb 7, 2023

Rural Metro in Tennessee releases app to help customers contact fire department, commend firefighters and more

VIDEO: Rural Metro released an app to better connect with customers and help make sure they had information about their fire department. The app is called "Rural Metro Fire — Knox Co. TN" and is available on the App Store and on the Google Play Store. Customers can download it to find news about the fire department, learn about smoke detectors, find tips to prevent fires and peruse monthly information about calls crews respond to.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBIR-TV NBC 10 Knoxville
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Posted: Feb 7, 2023

Man takes woman's car before stealing Texas ambulance and leading police on chase

VIDEO: A man was taken into custody Monday after being accused of stealing an ambulance and leading police on a chase through the Houston area. Houston police said the man, who appeared to be in the middle of a medical crisis, first stole a vehicle from a woman in the Kroger's gas station on West 11th Street and North Shepherd Drive.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KENS-TV CBS 5 San Antonio
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Posted: Feb 7, 2023

California firefighters head to Turkey for relief aid after 7.8M earthquake that killed more than 2,600

VIDEO: The Los Angeles County Fire Department is sending a task force to Turkey after a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck on Monday morning, crumbling homes, killing more than 2,600 people and leaving devastation across a wide portion of the country and into northern Syria. The agency said they are mobilizing California Task Force 2 after a request was made for United States aid by Turkish leaders.
- PUB DATE: 2/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCAL-TV CBS 9 Los Angeles
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