SAN FRANCISCO — Two adjacent apartment buildings caught fire in the Mission District early Thursday morning. Four individuals were injured — two critically – and there were no deaths. Responding firefighters arrived on scene around 4:30 a.m. and were faced with a difficult task due to strong winds and the old, wooden structures they had [...]
Winds over 40mph threaten more dust storms, fires in Texas
Oct. 18, 2011 Leave a Comment
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — AccuWeather.com — Whipping winds will threaten more dust storms and fires across Texas through the middle of this week. Gusts greater than 40 mph across much of Texas will follow a potent cold front, keeping the threat high for these dangers. The howling winds will help pick up dust due to [...]
Jasper County, Texas firefighter killed in car accident
Aug. 29, 2011 1 Comment
DALLAS — A Texas firefighter was killed in a car accident Sunday. Angelina River Volunteer Firefighter Anthony Quinten Meyers, 38, was working a Jasper County wildfire when the ATV he was riding in was struck by pickup truck that was also working the fire. Meyers ran a stop sign and was hit by the truck, [...]
Dallas firefighter dies in apartment fire
Aug. 14, 2011 Leave a Comment
A Dallas firefighter was killed Sunday while battling an apartment fire in southwest Dallas, officials said. The multiple-alarm fire broke out at the Ridgecrest Apartments at 4:15 p.m. Fire Lieutenant Todd Krodle, a 17-year member of the department, fell through the roof of the building while cutting a ventilation hole. Krodle, 41, fell to the [...]
One dead in New Hampshire house fire
July 22, 2011 Leave a Comment
A fire in a single family home left one dead in Hebron, N.H. early Friday morning, according to the Hebron Fire Department. Officials say the cause of death was smoke inhalation, but are still withholding the identity of the victim. The exact cause of the fire is still being investigated, but firefighters believe the fire [...]
Connecticut firefighter dies on duty
April 19, 2011 Leave a Comment
A Windsor, Conn. firefighter died in the line of duty after collapsing during a fire on Monday. Robert Watts, 50, a Marine Corps veteran and volunteer firefighter in the town of 30,000, was charging a fire hydrant when he collapsed. Other firefighters at the scene performed CPR on him and tried to resuscitate him, but [...]
Texas firefighter severely burned in wildfire
April 12, 2011 Leave a Comment
A northern Texas firefighter was critically burned fighting a wildland fire last weekend, according to FirefighterCloseCalls.com, which reports on firefighter fatalities and injuries. Elias Jacquez, a member of the Cactus, Texas Volunteer Fire Department, suffered third-degree burns over 60 percent of his body on Saturday while battling the blaze that burned 60,000 acres, or about [...]
Home damaged in East Boston blaze
March 29, 2011 Leave a Comment
A single family house in East Boston was seriously damaged Monday night in a fast-moving 2-alarm fire. Firefighters responded to 211 Havre St. at about 9:08 p.m. and quickly called out a second alarm. The fire broke out in the basement and was caused by an electrical short circuit, said Steve MacDonald, a spokesman for [...]
Dachshund found alive a month after Hyde Park house fire
March 22, 2011 1 Comment
An adorable and very much alive longhaired Dachshund was found in the ruins of her owners’ Hyde Park house nearly a month after the house burned down. Boston’s Angell Animal Medical Center is caring for the pooch. The dog, Lola, was said to be “upbeat” despite the ordeal. Weeks after the February 23 fire, Lola’s [...]
Brockton fatal fire ruled electrical
March 17, 2011 Leave a Comment
State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan and Brockton Fire Chief Richard C. Francis said Thursday that the cause of this morning’s fatal fire in Brockton was electrical n nature. The fire at 4 Northfield St. broke out in the second floor behind a stove. Cords from several other electrical appliances were near the stove, and [...]
63-year-old Chicopee woman dies after fire ravages cluttered home
March 15, 2011 Leave a Comment
A 63-year-old woman was killed Monday in a house fire in the Western Massachusetts city of Chicopee, fire officials said. The 2 a.m. fire appears to have been electrical in nature, according to a fire department source. Firefighters forced their way into the home after hearing a person was trapped inside. They found the victim, [...]
Smoking named cause of fatal Ipswich fire
Feb. 27, 2011 Leave a Comment
Fire occurred Friday morning, leaving one dead
Smoke detectors make difference in Derry, N.H. house fire
Jan. 8, 2011 1 Comment
A Derry, N.H. split-level house was damaged in a Saturday evening fire, but fire officials said that working smoke detectors and quick thinking may have averted real disaster. Residents were home when the fire broke out, and the homeowner was alerted by the smoke alarm. Residents tried to put out the flames with a fire [...]
Prosecutor: Argument over money led to fatal Chelsea fire
Jan. 7, 2011 Leave a Comment
A Chelsea woman was held without bail after her arraignment on murder and arson charges in the wake of the Christmas Eve house fire that killed a 20-year-old living in another apartment in the house. Melissa Pfeiffer, 26, and her boyfriend lived at 265 Spruce St., in a lower level apartment. The fire killed Crystal [...]
Chelsea Christmas Eve fire ruled arson, murder
Jan. 7, 2011 1 Comment
State Police attached to Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley’s office and Chelsea Police detectives yesterday arrested a Chelsea woman in connection with the fatal Christmas Eve fire in Chelsea. Melissa Pfeiffer, 26, will be arraigned today in Chelsea District Court, charged with arson and murder in setting the fire that killed 20-year-old Crystal [...]
Taunton City Hall fire ruled Arson
Jan. 6, 2011 Leave a Comment
Fire investigators announced Thursday that the August 17, 2010 fire that damaged Taunton CIty Hall was arson. “This is an ongoing criminal investigation by State Police assigned to the Office of the State Fire Marshal, the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Taunton Fire Department and the Taunton Police Department,” said State [...]
Three firefighters hurt battling 2-alarm Derry, N.H. blaze
Dec. 27, 2010 Leave a Comment
Three firefighters were injured fighting a 2-alarm house fire in Derry, N.H., Monday evening, authorities said. The fire broke out in the 2 1/2 story single family home at 12 Eastman Drive and quickly spread, destroying the home. The homeowners were not home at the time, but two visitors were inside the house when the [...]
15 school buses destroyed by fire in Bradford, N.H.
Dec. 25, 2010 Leave a Comment
Fifteen school buses were destroyed as they sat dormant in a parking lot in Bradford, N.H. early yesterday morning, police said. The fire began at 4.45 a.m., and it quickly spread among the closely grouped vehicles, police said. Soon 15 buses were gutted and five others were badly damaged. Emergency responders were able to get [...]
3-alarm fire strikes house in Uxbridge
Dec. 11, 2010 Leave a Comment
Firefighters from around the region battled a 3-alarm fire at the home of one of their own last night in the Worcester County town of Uxbridge. The fire broke out at 7:19 p.m. at the duplex at 12a Hazel St., off North Main Street, steps from the Hannaford Supermarket, said Melanie Blodget-O’Toole, a spokeswoman for [...]
Young Israeli firefighter dies in wildfire
Dec. 5, 2010 1 Comment
A 16-year-old volunteer Israeli firefighter died in the Carmel forest fire in Israel, a wildfire that is ravaging the landscape. Elad Riven, of Haifa, was killed Thursday. He was a volunteer with a scout group of students. He was in the northern city of Afula when his mother received a call to alert him to [...]
