Tag Archives: Close Call

A Texarkana mother and baby are safe after their house caught fire and exploded just after 10 p.m. Wednesday. When the Texarkana Fire Department arrived at home in the 2000 block of Pearl Street, they found smoke coming from the attic space of the residence.

The four people that were injured were taken to University of Louisville Hospital. The injured firefighter was discharged from the hospital. The extent of the injuries for the last three people at the hospital are not known at this time, according to a fire official.

This was sent in as a Flashover, but I believe it to be a backdraft. Then again, I am not an expert on either of the two. You guys weigh in and let me know what you think. The event happens at the 1:18 mark. This happened overseas, in Hattem, Netherlands.

A natural gas explosion disintegrated a house under renovation and injured 15 people in Stafford Township, Ocean County, New Jersey today (2-24-15). Two gas company workers were in critical condition. Other gas company workers and firefighters were among the injured.

3 Firefighters were injured.. The building had been evacuated prior to the first explosion.

At 5h pm yesterday evening a major fire broke at an occupied house and quickly spread through the building on Baffin Street at the corner of Bethoven in Brossard. The initial call to 911 was made as a residential alarm ringing at the address but multiple calls then followed, mentioning heavy smoke and flames showing. Upon arrival police officers witnessed dense smoke coming out of the house and firemen declared a working fire. Multiple residents were evacuated as well as visitors to the tenants. A kid was also treated by paramedics for smoke inhalation. Longueuil fire fighters battled the intense blaze offensively but later switched for a defensive strategy. As firemen were exiting a roof collapsed and one fire fighter narrowly escaped the debris as shown in the video. No other injury were reported and rescue teams are still on scene. The fire is still burning as of 7h20 and victims have been taken care of by red cross workers. Footage includes Longueuil Police SPAL scanner audio recording from the moment they first arrived on scene.

This video documents the lessons learned during a close call experienced by members of the Virginia Beach Fire Department at a residential house fire that resulted in two civilian fatalities and injuries to four Firefighters.

Exclusive video of the blaze that took down 3 houses on 7th street in Niagara Falls, New York. The house collapses around the 1 minute mark proving just how dangerous of a job that first responders have.

A ladder failure in Hall County, GA has promted the Sutphen Corporation to instruct customers to remove SPH 100, SP 110, SPI 112, and SAI 110 Aerial devices from service. The incident today injured 3 firefighters Will Griffin, TJ Elliot and Stephen Jackson of the Hall County Fire Department. Last month, a similar incident injured 3 firefighters in Erie, PA.

June 6th 2014 - 700 blk E Broadway in Vancouver, BC A parapet wall collapse minutes after a Capt reported it being imminent. No firefighter were injured.