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No one hurt after semi trailer catches on fire on I-94 near Eau Claire

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PHOTOS: No one is hurt after a semi trailer caught on fire on Interstate 94 near Eau Claire Monday morning. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation said that the right lane of I-94 westbound just south of the exit to Highway 12/County Highway EE on Eau Claire’s west side was closed for over three and a half hours Monday.
- PUB DATE: 11/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Madison

VIDEO: Large Fire Burns at California Home Goods Warehouse

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Firefighters are battling a large fire burning at a home goods warehouse in Huntington Park. The fire was reported at Slauson Avenue and Soto Street in the community south of downtown Los Angeles. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Details about a cause were not immediately available. Firefighters were in defensive mode, meaning conditions inside the building were too dangerous for firefighters to enter the structure.
- PUB DATE: 11/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNBC-TV NBC 4 Los Angeles

Driver charged in deadly crash at Apple Store in Massachusetts held on $100K bail

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VIDEOS: The driver of an SUV that barreled through the front of an Apple Store in Hingham on Monday, killing one person and injuring 19 others, has been ordered held on $100,000 cash bail in connection with the chaotic crash. Bradley Rein, 53, was arraigned Tuesday in Hingham District Court on charges of reckless homicide by a motor vehicle and reckless operation of a motor vehicle, according to Plymouth District Attorney Timothy Cruz.
- PUB DATE: 11/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFXT-TV FOX 25 Boston

Deadly MGM Grand fire in Las Vegas 42 years ago changed worldwide safety standards

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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

Maine native and full-time firefighter reflects on winning middleweight belt, ups-and-downs of pro career

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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

Fox News lights fireproof tree outside New York Headquarters after last year’s arson fire

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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

'Our lives have been forever changed': Waukesha commemorates parade tragedy, one year later

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On Monday, Nov. 21, hundreds of people in Waukesha continued the healing process on the one-year anniversary of the 2021 Christmas parade attack. A moment of silence and remembrance ceremony was held at Cutler Park. The ceremony started at precisely 4:39 in the evening, the exact time the Waukesha community was changed forever one year ago.
- PUB DATE: 11/21/2022 11:05:44 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

Madison Fire Department responds to carbon monoxide alarm at west side home

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The Madison Fire Department (MFD) responded to carbon monoxide (CO) alarms sounding at a home on the city's west side early Saturday morning. MFD spokesperson Bernadette Galvez said the department and Madison Gas and Electric responded around 2 a.m. to Whitacre Road to a report of CO alarms going off.
- PUB DATE: 11/21/2022 7:47:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

VIDEO: Investigation begins of explosion, fire at Oregon hemp products manufacturing plant; 5 burned

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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

Child dies after being pulled from burning Milwaukee apartment

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A 4-year-old boy pulled from the second floor of a burning apartment building Sunday afternoon has died, according to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office. Firefighters found the child, paramedics began performing life-saving measures and then rushed the boy to Children's Wisconsin, where he died.
- PUB DATE: 11/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

First responders adopt dogs they helped rescue from Wisconsin plane crash

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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

Nobody Injured After Fire On Second Floor Of Brookfield Home

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A fire broke out at a home on Sleepy Hollow Lane in Brookfield early Sunday morning, but nobody was injured, according to the Brookfield Fire Department. It happened around 6:30 a.m. just off Burleigh Place. Firefighters found a fire on the second floor of the home and brought it under control in around 20 minutes, according to a news release.
- PUB DATE: 11/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Brookfield Patch

VIDEO: Oregon hemp product plant explosion, fire injures 5, 1 critically; evacuation of city continues

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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

First responders adopt dogs they helped rescue from Wisconsin plane crash

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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

Timeline: Colorado's Club Q shooting emergency response

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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

110 firefighters from across Massachusetts honored at Firefighter of the Year ceremony

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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

Florida firefighter becomes first to earn U.S. citizenship while in training

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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

Dumpster fire damages restaurant, closes area of Downtown, Madison authorities say

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A dumpster fire damaged the Nitty Gritty restaurant and closed an area of Downtown early Sunday, Madison police and fire authorities said. Officers working the Downtown Safety Initiative and a Downtown beat officer heard a person yelling in the distance at 1:08 a.m. Sunday, headed toward the yelling and found a dumpster engulfed in flames behind the Nitty Gritty, 223 N.
- PUB DATE: 11/20/2022 5:35:00 AM - SOURCE: Madison.com

Winter Weather Advisory issued November 19 at 2:38PM CST until November 20 at 12:00AM CST by NWS

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...SNOW CONTINUES TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN THE LAKE SUPERIOR SNOWBELT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .Prevailing northwest winds will continue to bring lake-effect snow showers from Lake Superior into the area late this afternoon and this evening. The snow showers will taper off late tonight as winds turn to a more westerly direction. Winter Weather Advisory 2022-11-19T14:38:00-06:00 2022-11-20T00:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Vilas FIPS6 055125 UGC WIZ005 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-221120T0600Z/

Winter Weather Advisory issued November 19 at 10:12AM CST until November 20 at 12:00AM CST by NWS

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...SNOW EXPECTED TO CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN THE LAKE SUPERIOR SNOWBELT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .Prevailing northwest winds will bring lake-effect snow showers from Lake Superior into the area this afternoon and this evening. The snow showers will taper off late tonight as winds turn to a more westerly direction. Winter Weather Advisory 2022-11-19T10:12:00-06:00 2022-11-20T00:00:00-06:00 Actual Alert Met Expected Minor Likely Vilas FIPS6 055125 UGC WIZ005 VTEC /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-221120T0600Z/

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