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Two adults are in stable condition at UF Health Shands Hospital after their apartment caught fire Friday night , Gainesville Fire Rescue officials said. Staff report Two adults are in stable condition at UF Health Shands Hospital after their apartment caught fire Friday night , Gainesville Fire Rescue officials said. Two adults were burned, and three other adults were evacuated along with children and two dogs. The fire reached the attic space, which caused smoke damage to the rest of the Deerwood Apartments on Northwest 55th Boulevard , said Michael Cowart, operations chief, in the release. Red Cross officials were helping those displaced from their homes and fire rescue officials are looking into what caused the fire.

LAUREL, MS (WDAM) - Firefighters battled a large blaze after a Laurel apartment building caught fire on Tuesday evening. According to Jones County Fire Council , Shady Grove and Sharon Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the scene of a fire on Holly Drive at the Laurel North Apartments , and additional units were called for backup because the building was fully involved.  Upon arrival, firefighters discovered that the fire was rapidly spreading through the building's attic, catching other apartments on fire.  Initial reports indicated that the apartments were empty, but upon arrival, some residents began to speculate that others were still inside. Firefighters searched the apartments and found no one trapped inside and later confirmed that that everyone was accounted for, according to the fire council.  Three dogs were reported to be inside the apartments and firefighters managed to rescue two as others battled the blaze. After the fire was brought under control, firefighter...

by: Julius Whigham II and Bill DiPaolo, Palm Beach Post Updated: Aug 12, 2017 - 6:25 PM RIVIERA BEACH, Florida - Quick action by neighbors and firefighters -- and a little luck -- saved three infants trapped inside a burning apartment on Friday that police say was set on fire by their father after a domestic dispute with the children’s 19-year-old mother. Using hammers, chairs and whatever they could grab to smash through hurricane windows, neighbors entered a burning second-floor unit at the Stonybrook Apartments. They handed a 3-year-old boy and a 1-year-old boy out the window. >> Read more trending news “They kept pounding and pounding. They were using hammers and chairs, anything they could get their hands on. They wouldn’t stop until they got those kids out,” said Riviera Beach Mayor Thomas Masters . A 1-month-old girl was still inside, residents told firefighters when they arrived about 6 p.m. Firefighters were unable to see through the heavy smoke. A thermo- imaging ...

What to Know Nina Brekelmans, 25, and Michael McLoughlin, 24, died one year ago after a fire broke out near Dupont Circle, on Riggs Place NW. D.C. officials found that the house where they rented rooms had not been inspected and was not licensed for rental. Cities across the country grapple with how to detect illegal apartments, experts say. The fire that sent flames shooting through the roof of a three-story rowhouse near Dupont Circle started on the first floor, investigators found . An electrical short sparked in the landlord’s living room, and the blaze raced upward in the historic house. Four people were inside. Nina Brekelmans awoke in the burning building and called 911, according to a lawsuit filed by her family. Firefighters arrived minutes later, but by the time they were able to reach her and her housemate Michael McLoughlin , it was too late. Brekelmans, 25, and McLoughlin, 24, were killed by the blaze June 3, 2015 at 1610 Riggs Place NW , where they each rented rooms....

WEST CHESTER TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- Fast- moving flames tore through four apartments in a West Chester complex Monday , forcing 39 tenants out of their homes and sending three to the hospital with minor injuries. Wind rapidly spread the fire that started on the second floor of Meadow Ridge Apartments throughout the complex; workers Monday night were busy boarding up windows and patching the roof while occupants boarded with friends or the American Red Cross . "We didn't even know how it happened," said 11-year-old Brighton Odai, who said he had seen a third- floor tenant jump from her window to escape the fire. NEW VIDEO: Flames tear through Meadow Ridge apartments in #WestChester. Fire officials say 3 people hurt & girl jumped out window @WCPO pic.twitter.com/NDVHIKEqtJ — John Genovese (@JEGenovese) March 20, 2017 Patricia Vargas said her family lost everything in the fire. Her son Brian Montiel translated from Spanish on her behalf when she spoke to WCPO. "Sh...

| Share | Share | Share | Share Aug. 15--Two young children were killed and several others were injured when fire swept through their apartment building early Tuesday in Overland Park. The children's mother and three men from another apartment were taken to the hospital for treatment of their injuries in the fire at Colonial Gardens Apartments , 8845 Broadmoor Court, according to Jason Rhodes, a spokesman for the Overland Park Fire Department . Two of the injured men reportedly jumped from the second floor to escape the blaze. Fire investigators are looking into whether there were working smoke alarms in the apartments. They have received conflicting reports , Rhodes said. The fire was reported shortly before 2:30 a.m. at the apartment complex. While firefighters were in route, there were reports of victims being trapped inside the burning building so a second alarm was called, Rhodes said. The first firefighters on the scene reported seeing heavy smoke and fire coming from...