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| | | Firefighters were being recalled to the site of a massive fire at the SPS Technologies building in Abington Township, shortly after officials said they had contained a fire that began there on Monday night. According to sources, crews were being recalled after smoke began to rise from the smoldering site of a fire. |
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| | | VIDEO: Ice fishing or pond hockey might be appealing this time of year, but fun out on frozen lakes and bodies of water can turn fatal if someone falls through. One man is working to minimize the dangers first responders face when they are called in for a rescue. |
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| | | VIDEO: Wyoming officials on Sunday said a third death has been confirmed from a fiery multi-vehicle pileup inside an interstate tunnel. Details about the death were unavailable, with the Wyoming Department of Transportation saying that a third fatality was confirmed as Friday's crash was being investigated and wreckage was being cleared. |
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| | | VIDEO/PHOTOS: A firefighter from Munich, Germany, visited the Kingsport Fire Department on Monday and the Johnson City Fire Department last week to learn how responding to emergencies differs around the world. Andreas Rieter told News Channel 11 that while visiting friends in the Tri-Cities, he took the opportunity to tour and learn from local fire stations. |
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| | | VIDEO: A fire truck slammed into a food pantry located inside a church on the city's South Side. It happened Friday morning at West 103rd Street and South Morgan Street. Initial reports say the brakes went out as the emergency vehicle raced to a call. Surveillance video shows the driver weaving gently into the building, avoiding a pole and a traffic light box. |
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