VIDEOS/PHOTOS: It was 42 years ago when fire and suffocating smoke raced through the MGM Grand Hotel killing 87 people and injuring more than 600. That tragedy led to sweeping safety changes stretching beyond the Las Vegas Strip.
The fire happened in the original location of the MGM Grand Hotel which is now Bally’s Las Vegas – but soon to be renamed Horseshoe. - PUB DATE: 11/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KLAS-TV CBS 8 Las Vegas
VIDEO: Just recently, Maine native and pro boxer Jason Quirk took home the American Boxing Federation’s Middleweight Championship- right here in his home state.
“I remember thinking, ‘This is the coolest thing that’s ever happened in my life,'” Quirk said. “There was 3,000 people there, at one point they were all chanting my name. - PUB DATE: 11/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFVX-TV ABC 7 Bangor
PHOTOS: This one isn’t going down in flames.
Fox News lit an enormous fireproof tree outside their Midtown headquarters on Monday night following last year’s devastating arson attack.
The 50-foot tall tree was unveiled at Fox Square in Midtown during a tree lighting hosted live by Greg Gutfeld, Judge Jeanine Pirro, Dana Perino, Jessica Tarlov and Jesse Watters. - PUB DATE: 11/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New York Post
PHOTOS: Five workers were injured, one critically, in an explosion and fire at a hemp product manufacturing plant in Grass Valley Sunday afternoon, prompting a day-long evacuation of the entire Sherman County community and hours-long closure of U.S. Highway 97, authorities said. The blast and blaze were reported around 2:30 p. - PUB DATE: 11/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVZ NBC/CW+ 21 Bend
Five workers were injured, one critically, in an explosion and fire at a hemp product manufacturing plant in Grass Valley Sunday afternoon, prompting a day-long evacuation of the entire Sherman County community and hours-long closure of U.S. Highway 97, authorities said. The blast and blaze were reported around 2:30 p. - PUB DATE: 11/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KTVZ-TV NBC 21 Bend
VIDEO/PHOTOS: First responders who raced to the scene after a plane carrying more than 50 shelter dogs crash-landed onto a Wisconsin golf course this week have helped rescue the pets in more ways than one.
The large twin-engine aircraft, which was transporting the dogs to shelters in southeastern Wisconsin from Louisiana, crashed on the golf course at the Western Lakes Golf Club in Pewaukee on Tuesday. - PUB DATE: 11/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News
In seconds, a tragedy unfolded early Sunday morning, Nov. 20 at Club Q in Colorado Springs. The overnight shooting left several dead and many others injured, with a suspect now in custody.
“The initial call for service was received at 11:56 p.m. [Saturday] night. The initial officer was dispatched at 11:57 p. - PUB DATE: 11/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver
PHOTOS: Firefighters from across 17 Massachusetts fire departments were recognized for their actions on and off the job during the 33rd annual Firefighter of the Year Award Ceremony held at Mechanics Hall in Worcester on Friday.
Awards were given to about 110 firefighters across those departments, including the Norman Knight Award For Excellence in Community Service, Citation for Meritorious Conduct and the Medal of Valor. - PUB DATE: 11/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Republican - MassLive
Training to be a firefighter is difficult, so imagine doing that and studying to become an American citizen at the same time.
A new firefighter with Hillsborough County Fire Rescue did exactly that – fulfilling some of his lifelong dreams. HCFR says firefighter Anthony Torres grew up in Havana, Cuba. - PUB DATE: 11/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTSP-TV CBS 10 Petersburg
Columbia-Richland Fire says no injuries have been reported in a large house fire reported on Thursday afternoon.
According to a department spokesperson, the two-alarm fire was called in around 5 p.m. on Rusty Mill Drive - roughly three miles east of Pontiac in northeastern Richland County.
About 50 fire department personnel responded to the fire, which displaced six people. - PUB DATE: 11/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLTX-TV CBS 19 Columbia
Michael Stanley was a part of the Schenectady Fire Department long before he officially joined its ranks in 1999. Firefighting, in fact, has been a tradition in his family dating back more than 100 years.
Like many who answer the call to serve, the 47-year-old Stanley followed in the footsteps of his late father, Robert Stanley, who joined the department in the 1970s before retiring in the early 2000s as a deputy chief, capping off a 32-year career. - PUB DATE: 11/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Daily Gazette - Metered Site
VIDEO: The Louisville Fire Department has a new tool that leaders believe will keep the waterways safer than ever before.
On Thursday WLKY got a first look at LFD's newest rescue boat, during one of the training sessions for one of the three crews that will be manning it. "There's not a vessel close to this within the port," said Louisville major Jonathon Jones. - PUB DATE: 11/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLKY-TV CBS 32 Louisville
VIDEO: Six years after the wreck that almost took the life of Larry Sprinkle, he was able to thank the firefighter who saved him on a special day for that firefighter.
On May 4, 2016, Sprinkle was driving on I-485 during the late afternoon rush, with traffic moving at a steady pace. Then, Sprinkle remembers traffic stopped abruptly. - PUB DATE: 11/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCNC-TV NBC 36 Charlotte
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration appears poised to approve certain naloxone products for over-the-counter use, a move that would help fight the nation’s opioid epidemic. Naloxone (Narcan, Evzio) can save lives when administered soon after the first signs of an overdose from opioids such as heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone or morphine. - PUB DATE: 11/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: US News
The Jamestown Fire and Police departments are looking into what caused the former Crawfords Furniture Factory to go up in flames on Wednesday.
Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist says the old building on Allen Street started on fire some time around 11:30 a.m.
Jamestown Deputy Fire Chief Matthew Coon says the building went up in flames quickly and forced crews from multiple fire departments in Chautauqua County to help. - PUB DATE: 11/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGRZ-TV NBC 2 Buffalo
VIDEO: A public art sculpture was placed at Tulsa’s Fire Station 33 near 41st and 129th.
The City of Tulsa Arts Commission chose artist Joe Norman and the National Sculptors’ Guild for this $48,000 project.
According to the National Sculptors’ Guild, this sculpture is intended to “activate the site and signify the exemplary service of firefighters in a single, free-standing sculpture. - PUB DATE: 11/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOKI-TV FOX 23 Tulsa
Stellantis is recalling nearly 250,000 heavy duty diesel Ram pickup trucks in the U.S. because transmission fluid can leak and cause engine fires.
The recall covers certain 2020 to 2023 Ram 2500 and some 2020 through 2022 Ram 3500 trucks. All have 6.7-liter Cummins diesel engines and 68RFE transmissions. - PUB DATE: 11/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC News
VIDEO: The Chicago Fire Department demonstrated how a delicious main course could turn Thanksgiving into tragedy.
At the Quinn Fire Academy Wednesday morning, firefighters showed how quickly a deep-fried turkey can start a fire if not handled correctly. Every year, fires are started when home cooks overlook safety, fire officials say. - PUB DATE: 11/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFLD-TV FOX 32 Chicago
Parents and medical providers are being called on to be careful with prescription cough medication as overdoses among children are on the rise.
Calls to poison control centers in the United States reporting the ingestion of prescription cough medicine by children rose by 158% between 2010 and 2018, according to a study published Tuesday by the Food and Drug Administration. - PUB DATE: 11/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Good Morning America
PHOTOS: Twelve people were injured in a Wednesday morning explosion at a Gaithersburg, Md. apartment building, which sits across the street from Brown Station Elementary School, Montgomery County fire officials said.
Officials said out of the injured, 10 people were hospitalized, two with critical injuries and eight with mild to moderate injuries. - PUB DATE: 11/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBFF-TV FOX 45 Baltimore
