SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — May 5 through 11 marks Arson Awareness Week. The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is warning against committing this serious crime, focusing this year on the theme of “Protecting Houses of Worship Against Arson.” From 2020-2022, the United States Fire Administration said an average of 1,300 fires a […]
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A fire extinguisher went off at an elementary school in Fresno, which prompted a HAZMAT response after students became ill Thursday afternoon, according to the Fresno Fire Department. Firefighters say on Thursday around 2 p.m. a fire extinguisher went off in a classroom at Lane Elementary School in Fresno which released […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – An electrical box caught fire, and then an entire side of an east Las Vegas valley strip mall went black, according to the fire department. The Clark County Fire Department and tenants of Pecos Center in the 3400 block of East Tropicana Avenue also said a mid-day fire on Saturday left seven […]
A Franklin family is picking up the pieces after a fire ripped through their home Thursday night, killing two animals and causing serious damage to the structure.
ST JOSEPH, Ill. (WCIA) — A popular restaurant caught fire in St. Joseph Thursday night. Around 8:30 p.m. at the Ribcage, located at the corner of North Main and East Warren Streets, spectators lined up outside to watch firefighters extinguish the flames, trying to save the restaurant. One witness at the restaurant said the fire […]
NEW YORK — A person has self-immolated outside the Manhattan courthouse where former President Trump’s first criminal trial is ongoing, police confirmed to The Hill. Max Azzarello, 37, walked into a park outside the courthouse where protests of Trump’s trial have taken place this week and threw conspiratorial pamphlets in the air before pouring an…