Bedford firefighters called for backup to put out the flames at an apartment complex. The Morgans Apartments on Oak Creek Lane caught fire on Monday afternoon around 3 p.m. Firefighters were evacuated from the building to attack the fire from the outside. Euless and Grapevine Fire Departments were assisting to put out the flames. Departments from Euless, Hurst, Haltom City and Grapevine assisted. No residents were hurt, but two firefighters had to be treated for heat exhaustion. Four units were heavily damaged, and four other units sustained heavy smoke damage. SKY 4 showed the damage to one of the buildings in the complex. The cause of the fire is not known at this time.  

The overturned train tankers in Gregory are carrying vinyl chloride, Texas Department of Public Safety Public Information Sgt. Harold "Rob" Mallory told 3NEWS on Monday. Vinyl chloride is the primary ingredient in making PVC pipes. No leaks or spills have been detected from the 90-ton tankers, and according to Mallory, it does not pose a danger to the surrounding area. However, the evacuation zone established Monday after the initial train derailment has been expanded to include 3rd Street, Mission Road, Franklin Street and Marion Street, as well as residents of The Glades of Gregory and The Haven apartment complexes. Mallory said the move is precautionary because the vinyl chloride is flammable, and could be difficult to contain in the event it does spark.  

A man, woman and baby were rescued from an apartment fire Monday morning in Dallas. Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to a 911 call reporting a fire at the Regal Crossing Apartments located at 7575 Chaucer Place at 7:47 a.m. Monday. Initial crews reported smoke showing from the second floor of a two-story apartment building. Crews worked to extinguish the fire when at the same time, there were reports of residents trapped in an apartment unit, according to DFR. Crews responded and used a ladder to rescue a man, woman and infant from the second-floor balcony. No injuries were reported. A total of eight apartments were in the building where the fire started but fire damage was limited to only one apartment. The cause of the fire is under investigation.  

PHOTO: A house in the 7500 block of Saddle Ridge subdivision in Humble was engulfed in flames. Harris County Precinct 4 Constables and firefighters were on the scene. The house has been fully engulfed with flames. The cause of the fire is under currently investigation. It is unknown whether the residents were home at the time. Authorities were urging residents avoid the area.  

PHOTOS: A suspect believed to have shot a man at a downtown Miami apartment complex and ignited a 3-alarm fire that engulfed the building has been taken into custody, authorities said Monday evening. Miami Police confirmed the identity of the suspect in the shooting and fire at the Temple Court Apartments as 73-year-old Juan Francisco Figueroa. Firefighters battled the flames that engulfed the four-story building in Miami's first 3-alarm fire in 25 years for more than eight hours before getting the fire under control. Firefighters rescued over 40 people who were trapped inside the burning building, including some from their balconies. After the fire was extinguished, police and fire officials said all residents have been accounted for. Three firefighters were hospitalized in stable condition.  

VIDEO: When Exeter Firefighter/Paramedic Matt Greene took up the fiddle five years ago, his vow to practice every day meant he would need to play during downtime between emergency calls on his 24-hour shifts. But what started as a passion for the violin quickly became a therapeutic experience on a challenging job that regularly involves witnessing trauma and responding to tragedy. "For me, the ability to play the fiddle here, even if for a few minutes a day, is meditative," Greene told Boston 25 News from the firehouse Friday. "It's literally being present in the moment and connecting with the music and the instrument and just setting aside that time for myself." With his stage the apparatus bay and his music stand the back of a fire engine, Greene sometimes captures an audience of fellow first responders as he plays traditional Celtic songs and folksy tunes.  

Brian Cummings, a retired former Los Angeles fire chief, joined Station 19 as the fire technical adviser, not entirely knowing what he would be doing on a day-to-day basis. But that didn't really matter. When the opportunity arose, his wife, Mallory Lewis, said take it. Perhaps that was because, in a way that feels fated, Cummings' career trajectory was eerily similar to Station 19's Captain Andy Herrera's. Right after World War II, in 1947, Cummings' father, Lewis Cummings, joined the Los Angeles City Fire Department during a period of time when there were only two firehouses where Black men could work. Lewis was eventually promoted to engineer (the person who drives the truck), so naturally, Brian Cummings spent a lot of his childhood in and out of firehouses. Eventually, the firefighting bug caught Cummings, and he left UCLA, where he was pursuing an engineering degree, to join the Los Angeles Fire Department.