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A barricaded subject is responsible for starting a major fire at an apartment building in Los Angeles. Video in news article. https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/massive-fire-erupts-at-westlake-apartment-building-lapd-disturbance-call-suspect/...

One person was injured in a chemical explosion at the University of Southern California. The explosion was a result of a mixture of hydrogen and methane. LAFD HazMat requested. https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/1-injured-building-evacuated-following-explosion-at-usc/...

One firefighter suffered a minor injury battling a house fire in Virginia Beach, VA on Saturday evening. https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-beach/firefighters-respond-to-working-fire-on-westerly-dr-in-vb/

I have not heard what caused it, here is a quote from company communication's manager: “Unfortunately, we have far too much experience with these types of events, as flammable items like batteries, propane tanks and full aerosol cans continue to mistakenly make their way into recycling.”

Crews from multiple departments, including Cincinnati Fire Department responded to a fire at Rumpke Recycling facility in St. Bernard Saturday. The fire took several hours to extinguish. This was the second fire at the facility in two months...

In Cincinnati, they've had to use spare apparatus' for periods of several months while waiting on essential parts for the trucks. They've been continuing to use trucks that have dents in them that don't affect the firefighters' ability to use the truck. I saw a ladder truck that had one of the...

A 3-Alarm fire has destroyed and old church in Portland. Heavy fire caused a total roof collapse as well as partial outward wall collapses. Fire also spread to an exposure on the C-side of the structure. https://www.koin.com/news/portland/old-church-11th-clay-downtown-portland-fire-01032023/

Just a few hours into the new year Philadelphia fire crews were called to a house explosion. The blast injured three people, no fatalities. https://6abc.com/explosion-gas-philadelphia-fire-department-american-red-cross/12636730/

The injured firefighter has been released from the hospital

One firefighter suffered an ankle injury and three civilians had to be rescued from an apartment fire in Cincinnati. The fire was brought under control in under 10 minutes. Units on Scene: Engine 35, Engine 1, Engine 21, Engine 24 (Safety), Engine 12 (Special call), Ladder 35, Ladder 24, Ladder...

A fire broke out at a high-rise apartment building in Cincinnati on Tuesday. One person had to be rescued from a window. One person has been arrested and charged with setting the fire. https://www.fox19.com/2022/12/27/person-dangling-window-rescued-west-end-high-rise-fire/...

Here's footage I found online from then Fox Sports Ohio (now Bally Sports) when the smoke stacks at Great American Ballpark caught fire during a game. The stacks (which resemble old steamboats) are used to shoot fireworks during the game, this time something went wrong and the stacks caught...

Detroit fire crews were called to report of wires burning. The fire spread to a building and ended up as a 4-Alarm fire fueled by heavy winds. https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2022/12/23/crews-battle-fire-on-detroits-east-side-during-dangerous-winter-storm/ Here's dispatch audio...

A semi-truck fire shut down I-71 Southbound in Downtown Cincinnati overnight. Photos from Cincinnati Fire Department Facebook page. https://www.fox19.com/2022/12/23/right-3-lanes-still-closed-wb-fort-washington-way-after-semi-caught-fire/

Colerain Twp. in Hamilton County, Ohio, the second largest township in Ohio and the second largest fire department in Hamilton County (behind Cincinnati) has reported only one house fire since Thanksgiving this year, an unusually low number...

Crews from Cincinnati Fire Department were called to a house fire in the Evanston neighborhood earlier this evening. They found a small fire in the third floor/attic space of a home. According to dispatch audio, the homeowner attempted to extinguish the fire prior to CFD arrival. Two ladders...

I'm unable to read the NYT article, but is anything being done to prevent these fires. Is there any kind of investigation as to what is causing these to catch fire and if there's anything the manufacturers can do about it? Aren't these what caused all of those fires in (I don't know what they're...

An ambulance with the West Metro Fire Department in suburban Denver was struck by a stolen vehicle on Sunday resulting in the ambulance rolling onto it's side. Two firefighters in the ambulance were treated and released from a local hospital...

One person has died following a house fire in LA's Eagle Rock neighborhood. https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/person-found-dead-at-house-fire-in-eagle-rock/ https://www.lafd.org/alert/knockdown-structure-fire-fatality-12022022-inc0393

Crews responded to a home in Newport Thursday evening. Two people were pulled from the home and transported to University of Cincinnati Medical Center, one victim was pronounced deceased at the scene...