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The firefighters were returning to the station after a call when a semi hit them, officials say. Chief, 19-year-old firefighter killed in Texas crash remembered as ‘selfless Americans’ Skip to ...
The 2017 Arkema plant explosion was an industrial disaster that took place during Hurricane Harvey in Crosby, Texas. Flooding from the hurricane disabled the refrigeration system at the plant which manufactured organic peroxides. The unrefrigerated organic peroxides decomposed and self-ignited. [1] [2] Burned containers at the Arkema site
Below is a list of the deadliest firefighter disasters in the United States, in which more than five firefighters died. "Firefighter" is defined as a professional trained to fight fires. Hence the 1933 Griffith Park fire is excluded, as it killed 29 untrained civilians.
A Texas firefighter was critically injured and three others suffered lesser injuries when the firetruck they were in rolled over early Tuesday while responding to a fire. In addition to the ...
A Houston firefighter has died after he and another first responder were injured while battling a warehouse blaze. The Houston Fire Department responded to the fire on Polk Street around 10:50 p.m ...
Four firefighters were killed and 13 others were injured that day while fighting the five-alarm fire at the Southwest Inn located in Southwest Houston. [1] On March 7, 2017, Captain Bill Dowling, who lost both his legs battling the fire in 2013, died of complications (pneumonia or cellulitis) from his line-of-duty injuries. [2]
A lieutenant with the Fort Worth Fire Department died Saturday after being in a motorcycle accident while off-duty, fire officials announced on social media.. Lieutenant Garey Pugh, 56, served the ...
A Colorado fire department is mourning one of its firefighters who died after being injured in a motor vehicle crash while off-duty. Arvada Fire announced the death of Kyle Trombly, 34, who joined ...