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Wind-driven structure fires in a community where some of the houses are cheek by jowl. do you know anything about what section -- are any of them isolated, or away from other sections? >> no, actually, thats the unfortunate part. were talking about our southwest area quadrant, which is the most populated. and that is what our concern is because there were multiple that had other structures right next door. so we are absolutely trying to get access to that now and just before i went on air, the c...

Event of a fire. each of our fire trucks carry from 500 to 750 gallons of water on the truck itself. on the initial attack we have water there where these tankers will be able to support that and fight structure fires. >> thats very good news. its very good news to hear you have those water tankers standing by if needed. captain penisson, thank you very much. well keep a close eye on beaumont today. >> so about one hour from now, rescue crews in houston will get first sunlight and be able to res...

Charleston. ems has been stretched to the limit with water rescues. one man had to be rescued by boat while clinging to a tree. we get more from cnns boris sanchez. >> reporter: john and christine, georgetown is one of the hardest hit areas in south carolina. as you see, part of the reason is because the city lies at the bottom of the geographical bowl with rivers all around town. this keeps happening. there is an inlet where the water keeps rising and goes into the businesses. one business is g...

Of ancillary issues, things like structure fires and gas leaks that have caused problems for first responders. we spoke to two people who were working an ambulance, they told us they had been going for more than 24 hours. and we know that every ambulance in the city of georgetown is out right now helping respond to issues like this. but the rain is still coming down, so the cleanup here in georgetown will take a while as you can imagine. >> youre standing in a whole bunch of water there. give us...

Well if you are a fireman on the chicago water front, you worry about both. along with the countless structure fires and towering inferno, they get to plunge into lake michigan in the dead of winter and pluck victims from the icy grip of certain death. today im dropping in on engine house 13 to get a better sense of who they are, what they do, and as always, why they gotta do it. >> how are you doing. >> im mike, how are you? >> welcome to the firehouse. this is the home of the fire department s...

Chicago water front, you worry about both. along with the countless structure fires and towering inferno, they get to plunge into lake michigan in the dead of winter and pluck victims from the icy grip of certain death. today im dropping in on engine house 13 to get a better sense of who they are, what they do, and as always, why they gotta do it. >> how are you doing. >> im mike, how are you? >> welcome to the firehouse. this is the home of the fire department scuba team 687. >> so you have a t...

That represents the gray family. thank you for stopping by. i appreciate it. we just had a couple disturbing updates from the mayors office 15 structure fires and a senior city burned to the ground and so many people were about to depend on, and the atf was called in to investigate. what goes through your mind as i tell you that? >> its senseless violence. people are fed up. this is an eruption as it were and it was not anything that was planned. this city has been dealing with police brutality ...

There have been many days of peaceful protests in baltimore city and places all around the country. >> at least 15 police officers have been hurt 200 arrests, 144 vehicle fires, these are statistics local police have put out 15 structure fires. no excuse for that kind of violence right? >> again, theres no excuse for the seven people that the baltimore police department has killed in the last year either right? >> were not making comparison obviously. we dont want anybody hurt. i just want to he...

Good morning, again. i am carol costello live in baltimore this morning where i have updated numbers for you, and they are pretty shocking. there were nearly 200 arrests overnight, and 144 vehicle files and 15 structure fires, and thats just last night during the horrible unrest in baltimore, and also this morning a state of emergency hangs over baltimore and the community is continuing to hold its breath wondering if rioting will erupt again today. so far the white house is remaining on the sid...

Course you cannot deny. in the end more than 200 people arrested 144 vehicle fires, 19 structure fires and 15 police officers injured. and right now a city full of officials and residents looking at the map and saying how do they make sure that this doesnt just keep going on for another night. jake? >> tom foreman, thank you. lets go to the streets of baltimore right now with cnns rye on ryan young is. no class today for the city students. youve been out in the thick of it. you were just feet aw...