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| Multiple fire crews responded to a house fire on Sherwin Drive in Urbana just after 5 p.m. on Tuesday. On scene, firefighters saw smoke coming from the back of the house. |
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| Fire Battalion Chief Mike Ralston says when crews arrived just after 2 a.m., they found a large amount of fire and smoke coming from multiple levels of the home. The fire extended to an adjacent home, burning its exterior. |
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| The Coal City Fire Protection District announced the groundbreaking of a major addition and remodel project at Fire Station 1. This project represents a major investment in the safety and well-being of residents. |
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| A new video released by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office shows first responders rescuing one man and two women from a fire they say is being treated as arson. The video captures the chaos as firefighters remove a window air conditioning unit to reach people trapped inside. |
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| Firefighters in North Carolina are mourning the loss of a junior firefighter who they said died in a “horrific accident” over the weekend. And they said their final goodbyes Saturday to another firefighter on their team who died on Friday. |
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| VIDEO: A Kansas City man is facing an assault charge after becoming "combative" in the back of an ambulance and eventually biting a paramedic, court documents said. The Kansas City Fire Department said Friday that one of its paramedics sustained a minor injury after an "altercation" in an ambulance. |
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