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Chandler firefighters save family from mobile home fire - 3TV

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(Source: 3TV/CBS 5) CHANDLER, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) - Firefighters with The Chandler Fire, Health and Medical Department were hard at work trying to save a family mobile home from becoming a total loss early Monday morning . At around 1 a.m. firefighters got the call of a mobile home on fire near Chandler Boulevard and McQueen Road. But by the time fire crews arrived , those flames had already jumped to a second unit. Firefighters awoke the family of six living inside that home and got them out safely but not before the fire caused significant damage . The Red Cross is helping the family out following the fire.  The original home was abandoned, according to firefighters.  CFHM on scene of working mobile home fire at 800 E Chandler blvd. 1 trailer fully involved & 1 trailer with moderate damage,fire out,no inj. pic.twitter.com/xACdYCepK8 — Blas Minor, PIO (@ChandlerFirePIO) August 21, 2017 Click/tap here to download the free azfamily mobile app . Copyright 2017 KPHO/KTVK ( KPHO Bro...

Nearly 200 residents at Mirabella apartment complex without water

PHOENIX - Nearly 200 residents at the Mirabella Apartment complex in Phoenix have been without water for days. That is until late Thursday night when Phoenix Fire Department spokesperson Benjamin Santillan told ABC15 the city agreed to turn the water back on for a week. The water company says the complex near the I-17 and Camelback owes them about $50,000 dollars, and until the bill is paid, the residents are stuck in the middle. "I think this is crazy. Everyone is very emotional, we don't know when this will end or if we'll have to go without water every day," said Crystal Medina who called ABC15 for help. When our crews arrived they found some fed up residents standing outside. They've been dealing with no water for two days. "It's terrible. I have to go to work, but we can't shower, we can't use the toilets, we can't even clean," said new resident Ira Savely . Savely and his roommate just moved into the apartment days ago , unaware ...

Torrential Rains Cause Historic Flooding, Strand Residents in South Kansas City

(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...

Historic flooding in south KC leads to water rescues

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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...

Historic flooding in south KC leads to water rescues

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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...