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Torrential rains caused historic flooding in the Kansas City area Tuesday , leaving one man dead in Kansas and others stranded for hours by high water. Water rescues and evacuations kept police and firefighters busy with hundreds of calls after as much as 9 inches of rain fell starting Monday night . Flooding made many roads impassable, trapping people at homes and businesses along the Blue River and Indian Creek, which set a new record of 28.22 feet overnight and topped its banks after record flooding last month. Water spilling out of Indian Creek inundated bridges , businesses, apartments and houses. For just the second time ever, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency alert for the entire Kansas City area . The first time was last August. Johnson County declared a state of local disaster, and an American Red Cross shelter in south Kansas City took in nearly 20 people by Tuesday afternoon , when flood waters started to recede. Early Tuesday in Miami Coun...

Torrential rains caused historic flooding in the Kansas City area Tuesday , leaving one man dead in Kansas and others stranded for hours by high water. Water rescues and evacuations kept police and firefighters busy with hundreds of calls after as much as 9 inches of rain fell starting Monday night . Flooding made many roads impassable, trapping people at homes and businesses along the Blue River and Indian Creek, which set a new record of 28.22 feet overnight and topped its banks after record flooding last month. Water spilling out of Indian Creek inundated bridges , businesses, apartments and houses. For just the second time ever, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency alert for the entire Kansas City area . The first time was last August. Johnson County declared a state of local disaster, and an American Red Cross shelter in south Kansas City took in nearly 20 people by Tuesday afternoon , when flood waters started to recede. Early Tuesday in Miami Coun...

(Red Oak) -- A Red Oak youth is accused of setting fire to a house earlier this week. Red Oak Police say the 11-year-old juvenile was charged Friday with reckless use of fire in connection with the blaze destroying the residence at 211 West Reed Street Wednesday evening . Charges were filed following a joint investigation by police, the Red Oak Fire Department and the State Fire Marshal 's Office. Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce tells KMA News the first unit responded to the fire, which originated in a garage attached to the west side of the house, at approximately 7:15 p.m. "The first arriving fire department person got there at 7:19," said Bruce. "They reported heavy fire involvement within that garage. It actually extended into the two-story residence there at 211 West Reed Street ." Bruce says firefighters began a lengthy battle with the blaze after the house's occupants escaped. "The tenants were still coming out of the house at the time," ...

CONROE, Texas- A 2-alarm fire at an apartment complex in Conroe destroyed 8 units late Saturday night , officials said.  According to the Conroe Fire Department , they responded to a lighting strike at Autumn Woods Apartments located in the 2000 block of Plantation Drive around 9:50 p.m.  Upon arrival, heavy fire was seen coming from a roof of an apartment building and a second alarm was requested. They were able to get the fire under control after about an hour and limit the damage to half of the apartment building.  No injuries were reported. Officials said eight units of the 16 in the building were destroyed by the fire.  The American Red Cross responded to scene to help provide shelter for the building's occupants.  The fire department is undergoing an investigation into the cause of the fire. They said it doesn't seem to be "suspicious in nature" at this time.  © 2017 KHOU-TV

DURHAM – A fire that began after 12 noon Monday appeared to affect all 20 units of an apartment building before firefighters could get the blaze under control. No injuries were reported and all 40 of the building’s occupants were accounted for, according to the Durham Fire Department . In all, the fire displaced 30 residents as the building has been deemed a total loss with fire or smoke and water damage affecting all of the units. The fire took place at the Royal Oaks Apartments  on Mayfair Street near the Sam’s Club and Target on 15-501—north of the exit for Martin Luther King , Jr. Parkway. The Durham fire department responded to a 12:30 p.m. call. Seven fire trucks and 50 firefighters reported to the scene. American Red Cross Triangle Region is providing shelter, food, clothing, and other assistance to those in need. Jersey Mikes and Fire House Subs have also helped the Red Cross provide food . Durham Fire Chief Dan Curia told the Herald Sun that this was at least the fourt...

A nurse assistant pulled a 62-year-old man from a burning apartment Tuesday night in Hoffman Estates . He's being treated in the burn unit at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. rescue personnel responded to a fire at Barrington Lakes Apartments in Hoffman Estates Tuesday night . Here, evacuated residents walk the grounds with a pet." width="600" class="lazyImg" />   Fire and rescue personnel responded to a fire at Barrington Lakes Apartments in Hoffman Estates Tuesday night . Here, evacuated residents walk the grounds with a pet. - Patrick Kunzer | Staff Photographer Malgorzata Rostecka, who lives near the apartments in the 2000 block of Hassell Road where the fire occurred, said she and her 8-year-old daughter were out for a walk when they smelled smoke. She sent her daughter to call 911 and saw beyond an open door a man leaning against a wall in his burning apartment . She told the man to leave t...

CLOSE A two- alarm fire destroyed a Pearland apartment complex early Saturday morning . A two- alarm fire swept through a Pearland apartment building overnight Saturday , damaging all 16 units inside. (Photo: KHOU) PEARLAND, Texas – A two- alarm fire swept through a Pearland apartment building overnight Saturday , damaging all 16 units inside. Fire crews from six different cities responded to the blaze around 2 a.m. Saturday at the Whispering Winds apartment complex in Pearland. Officials say the fire started in the center of the complex and quickly spread to all 16 units. They say 12 of those units have fire damage, and all of them have water and smoke damage. Authorities say one person suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene. American Red Cross is helping residents find temporary housing . The cause of the fire is under investigation. Read or Share this story: http://on.khou.com/1RaqpmE

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A fire at the Clarendon Heights Apartments gutted several apartments and forced city firefighters to signal a second alarm and call for support. Firefighters were called just before 8 p.m. Wednesday to building 1300 at the apartment complex on Ivy Ridge Road , between Thurber Street and East Brighton Avenue . Crews arrived on the scene and found flames bursting through the roof of the building. More units were called for almost immediately. Emergency vehicles clogged the street leading up to the complex. Firefighters hit the blaze with an aerial ladder truck and several hose lines. The fire was knocked down before 9 p.m., though small flames and sparks could still be seen in the third-floor units that suffered the most damage. It was not clear if there were any injuries, although at least one person was carried from the scene by a medic and placed in an ambulance. Volunteers from the American Red Cross of Central New York responded to the scene to help residents...

CEDAR SPRINGS -- Tenants inside an apartment home at 40 Maple Street escaped unharmed after fire ripped through their building early Monday , severely damaging the large home. Fire crews responded at 2:55 a.m. to the home, which contained four or five apartments, Cedar Springs Fire Chief Jerry Gross said. Fire was burning heavily in the back half of the home when firefighters arrived and crews had trouble containing the flames because of open spaces in the older home. Firefighters eventually used a backhoe to tear down part of the backside of the home as they attacked the fire. Gross said at least one of the residents heard a smoke detector sounding and her husband then knocked on other apartment doors to make sure everyone got out. Gross said at least five people lived in the apartments. Caroline Clunk, a spokeswoman for the American Red Cross of Greater Grand Rapids , said her agency was helping four families, covering 10 people, displaced from the apartment home . "Most...

(TNS) - Torrential rains fell overnight causing historic flooding in south Kansas City , Mo., and leading to water rescues and evacuations. As many as 9 inches of rain fell since Monday. Early Tuesday firefighters rescued a woman stranded in a tree at 103rd Street and Wornall Road when Indian Creek flooded the area. That creek, which saw record flooding last month, set a new record of 28. 22 feet overnight . A family of seven were trapped on top of their roof after rushing floodwaters surrounded their home at 155th Street and Kenneth Road. The Overland Park Fire Department have been in contact via phone with the family of three adults and four children and their pets. Because they are not in immediate danger and the water levels around them are receding, crews will allow those water levels to drop to safer levels before evacuating the family. Firefighters said the family is calm. Floodwaters were out of the banks of Indian Creek and over bridges as businesses, apartments and home...

Lightning may have caused a fast moving apartment fire that injured two firefighters and destroyed 24 units in Irving on Saturday evening.   According to Irving Assistant Fire Chief Rusty Wilson , the first call about the fire came into emergency dispatch at 5:54 p.m.  By the time firefighters arrived at the Eagle Crest Apartments at 3810 Esters Road, flames were shooting through the roof. Two firefighters were injured. Their condition and names have not been released. "One was injured from a fall,"  Assistant Chief Wilson said. "A second one was transported because of burns." There are no reports of any residents getting hurt.  A total of 41 firefighters responded to the fire. Irving NAACP President Anthony Bond sent NBCDFW a picture of the flames coming out the roof of one apartment building . He has lived in at the complex since 1989. His unit was not affected but he saw a neighboring building go up in flames during a thunderstorm.  "And then all of the...

A two-alarm fire at the Silverbrook Apartments on the 13000 block of Emily Road has displaced 13 residents and damaged at least four apartments. Dallas Fire and Rescue responded to the fire at 2 p.m. Monday, when they noticed smoke and flames rising from a first-story apartment in the two-story building. Five residents of that apartment were not home, and eight people who were in the apartment above safely exited when they noticed smoke, firefighters said. No one was injured in the blaze, but 8 adults and 5 children have been displaced. Firefighters said they had notified the American Red Cross on their behalf. The cause of the fire is unknown.

SHARON HILL, Pa. (WPVI) -- Firefighters battled a three alarm blaze at an apartment building in Sharon Hill, Delaware County. Crews worked for several hours before getting the blaze under control around 9 p.m. Friday. Fourteen people were displaced and dozens of others were evacuated from nearby buildings. Fire victim Diana Ruzat lived on the third floor of the apartment building on Sharon Avenue, and says she lost everything. "Left to walk my dog and my boyfriend hears a pop pop pop! He's like, there's smoke coming from your apartment! I ran as fast as I could," She said. Crews responded to reports of an explosion at the back of the building around 2:30 p.m. One resident was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. Flames shot from the roof and thick smoke flooded the area. Vera Cameron of Sharon Hill said, "When I came out, the only thing you could see was all this black smoke. So you couldn't come through, you had to take the long way around." ...