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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A massive fire in Hagerstown has forced more than 70 people from their apartments Tuesday night . It started right after a thunderstorm rolled through. Residents say the fire started right after the building was hit by lightning, and they watched for 30 minutes while the fire department was unable to get enough water on the flames. “It was just horrific. I’ve never seen anything like it before,” said Shawn Lohr, who lives across from the complex. “We heard the lightning hit, but I thought it hit outside on the pavement, and then the next thing I know, the alarm went off,” said Roxie Vickers, who lives in the apartments. The State Fire Marshal ’s Office confirms the fire was caused by a lightning strike, and all residents of the apartment have been accounted for. It was just after 8 p.m., when the storms rolled through Hagerstown, and the Woodbridge North Apartments went up in flames. “In a matter of 15-20 minutes, it was the whole roof, gone,” one resident said. “...

In January 2015, a massive fire in Edgewater, N.J., demonstrated that buildings with sprinkler systems are not always protected against fire. The blaze destroyed 240 residential apartments and displaced 500 people from the Edgewater Avalon apartment building . The fire began when a maintenance worker’s plumbing torch accidentally ignited wooden wall studs , and flames quickly spread throughout the structure. Fifteen minutes passed before workers called the fire department . In that time, the fire spread throughout combustible void spaces (between walls and floors) and soon engulfed the building. Emergency personnel from 35 different cities and towns ultimately responded to the incident. Thankfully, there were no fatalities. Immediately after the blaze, people asked why the fire was so devastating. The building had sprinklers, after all. Shouldn’t the sprinkler system have extinguished the fire? To make matters worse , this building had already burned down 15 years prior during i...

Neighbors meeting neighbors is the goal of Sunshine Suppers on the Road with meals at Rolling Prairie and the Sun Prairie Fire Department coming during the next few weeks. After hearing about the first Suppers on the Road held at Hamilton Place apartments , Rolling Prairie resident leaders thought it would make sense for their community. A free hot nutritious meal will be served, there will be games for kids, and adults can hang out and talk with other Rolling Prairie residents . The Aug. 30 Sunshine Supper on the Road, at the Sun Prairie Fire Department , is for the entire community to break bread with local firefighters, police and EMS personnel. Kids will be able to check out fire trucks, police vehicles, ambulance and meet a police dog. The regular Monday Sunshine Suppers , at 1632 W. Main St., have been a strong force in building relationships in the community but Joanna Cervantes , Sunshine Place executive director , says not everyone knows about or can come to the Monday n...

(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," ...

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Several people without a home Tuesday night after fire ripped through the Wellston Ridge Apartments in Warner Robins Monday night . No one was hurt, but seven of those units are completely destroyed . “It moved like a monster,” said Miguel Jimenez. “I pulled up and it was going.” He came home to see his apartment complex up in flames and immediately ran inside to grab his wife and dog. Seven homes completely destroyed within minutes. The Warner Robins Fire Department hasn ’t said exactly how the fire started, but Jimenez says she had something to do with it. “The girl (neighbor) on the porch when I pulled up,” said Jimenez. “She just walked up to me like there was nothing going on, she asked me to use my phone and I was like ‘yeah, sure’ well I need to call the fire department , my kitchen’s on fire.” The fire department got the call around five in the afternoon, but the f...

This photo was taken about an hour after firefighters arrived on scene, according to Jerry Bessler with the Avon Fire Department . (Photo: Avon Fire Department ) AVON, Ind. (WISH) — Firefighters evacuated an Avon apartment building early Friday morning after fire and smoke was spotted from the roof line. Avon Fire Department Public Information Officer Jerry Bessler said firefighters were first called to Washington Quarters at 155 Penn Drive around 4:30 a.m. The fire did spread to the attic area of the building, but Bessler said firefighters were able to get it under control quickly. No tenants or firefighters were hurt due to the fire, but six apartments are damaged, half by fire and the other half by water. Bessler said the apartment complex management team is working to find apartments for those displaced tenants. Investigators are now working to find out what caused the fire. Share this: Like this: Like Loading... Related Posts Advertisement

(Source: Mesa Fire and Medical Department) (Source: 3TV/CBS 5) MESA, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) - Four police officers were transported to a hospital Thursday night after an apartment fire in Mesa, firefighters said. The fire was reported in the 1000 block of S. San Jose near Southern Avenue and Dobson Road, according to the Mesa Fire & Medical Department. Firefighters from Mesa and Tempe responded to the apartment fire and found heavy fire on the second floor of the building, according to the Mesa Fire & Medical Department. [RAW VIDEO: Police try to evacuate people from Mesa apartment fire ] Mesa police officers helped with evacuating people from the apartment building . Eight officers and one resident suffered smoke inhalation . The resident and four of the officers were transported to a hospital. No one was critically injured, firefighters said. The cause of the fire is not yet known. Click/tap here to download the free azfamily mobile app . Copyright 2017 KPHO/KTVK ( KPHO Broa...

Posted by: Todd Pruitt in BREAKING NEWS, FIRE WIRE November 16, 2015 Source- Randy Dahlman SConFIRE.com CAD:  Zoom 2015-11-16 11:24:00 | SC | SUMMERVILLE | STRUCTURE FIRE W/ TRAP | 1200 BOONE HILL RD | 2 STORY APARTMENT FIRE , UNITS O/S FLAMES THROUGH THE ROOF W/POSS TRAP OFFD & SFD O/S | SC-92 Zoom 2015-11-16 11:36:00 | SC | SUMMERVILLE | STRUCTURE FIRE W/ TRAP | 1210 BOONE HILL RD | U/D CORRECTED ADDRESS IS 1210 BOONEHILL RD| THAT BYSTANDERS PULLED A JUVENILE AND ADULT FROM THE FIRE| | SC-01 Source- Submitted Photo Summerville. SC –  Summerville Fire, Old Fort Fire Department , North Charleston Fire Department and Dorchester County EMS are on scene of a working apartment fire at 1210 Boone Hill Road in Summerville.  Crews arrived to find heavy fire from a reported two story multi family apartment building with reported entrapment. Unconfirmed reports on scene stated that a juvenile and adult were pulled from the fire...

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...

BETTENDORF, Iowa (KWQC)- UPDATE: Bettendorf fire was dispatched to the 1800 block of Sutton Place at approximately 7 p.m. Saturday. When firefighters arrived , the fire was burning through the roof of a two story apartment complex . The Bettendorf Fire Department had the fire under control at approximately 7:55 p.m. and was extinguished at 9 p.m. while firefighters monitored hot spots overnight . All occupants of the six apartment complex were removed, none of them were injured. A firefighter sustained minor injuries . The Red Cross assisted in accommodating the residents. There are no estimates yet for the apartment's extensive damage. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. ORIGINAL: Bettendorf Fire Crews responded to an apartment fire in the 1800 block of Sutton Place. That's just behind Harris Pizza and Wells Fargo off of 18th street. The call came in around 7 p.m. When crews got on scene, fire was visible on the outside of the a...

UPDATE (WKOW) -- A resident of an apartment building that caught on fire Monday morning is safe, but left everything behind her. "I never expected this to happen," said displaced resident LeAnn Berghoff , who woke up from screams outside her apartment and found her bedroom filling up with smoke. "I looked out the window and I just heard people screaming , get out, get out!" Berghoff says she had no time to think, breaking through her bedroom window to escape. She left with just the clothes on her back. Her roommate, Paul Pankau, was working at the time of the fire but hurried back home after he received a call from Berghoff. "I knew she wasn't lying [about the fire], cause I could hear the sincerity and scared in her voice, she was shocked," said Pankau, recalling his conversation on the phone. As devastation sets in, Berghoff says she's trying to moving forward. "I got to get a new place to stay, I got to buy all new clothes, all new shoes...

UPDATE: Luxury Apartment Complex Inferno Determined to Be Accidental A massive fire that swept through a luxury New Jersey apartment complex Wednesday afternoon continued to burn 12 hours after it began, causing nearby schools and roads to close Thursday. Firefighters struggled for hours to quench the flames at Avalon on the Hudson on Russell Avenue in Edgewater, 15 years after an earlier blaze burned the same complex to the ground as it was being built. "We left in what we had," displaced resident Tamara Talbott said. "We got the kids and the dogs. Our cars are all underneath. There's nothing left.”  Fire Rips Through Luxury Apartment Complex in NJ Luxury Apartment Complex in NJ" src="http://media.nbcnewyork.com/images/620*349/edgewater+fire+2.jpg" /> The New York Post reports Yankees announcer John Sterling was among those displaced by the fire. The fire was mostly contained by Wednesday night , with no loss of life or major injuries report...

water damage incident Aug . 16 at Market Square Apartments , 200 N. Addison Ave., Elmhurst." class="automarg" src="http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/_internal/cimg!0/f25ywy10lpnhqgln5r0sugze3i8tgvj" /> Mary Stroka - mstroka@shawmedia.com Caption The Elmhurst Fire Department responds to a water damage incident Aug . 16 at Market Square Apartments , 200 N. Addison Ave., Elmhurst. ELMHURST – Three units at the Market Square Apartments in Elmhurst experienced water damage Wednesday morning after a worker accidentally set off the sprinkler system by soldering too close to a sprinkler head in a ceiling, Elmhurst Deputy Fire Chief Bill Anaszewicz said. The Fire Department responded to a 9:59 a.m. alarm, arriving at 10:04 a.m. at the apartments at 200 N. Addison Ave., Anaszewicz said. The laborer from a heating and cooling repair company had been working on an air-conditioning unit and soldering next to a floor joist, he said. The water damage went from the third ...

SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (WMTV) - The Sun Prairie Fire Department was called to an apartment fire located in the 600 block of Schiller Street on Monday around 4 a.m. According to the Sun Prairie Fire Department , firefighters arrived to a 16 unit apartment building with a lot of smoke showing. They found an active fire and began to put it out immediately. All the residents had evacuated when they arrived and residents from 14 of the 16 units are displaced due to this fire and the American Red Cross and Sun Prairie School District are providing support. The fire is still under investigation and we will update you once more information is received. ---------------------------------- SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (WMTV) -- Several fire departments are on scene of a fire at an apartment complex in Sun Prairie. The fire is at the Arlington Apartments on Schiller Court. The call came in just after four this morning. The Red Cross is also on scene and ...

UPDATE: The Greenville County Sheriff 's Office is assisting the Wade Hampton Fire Department with its investigation into what caused the fire at Lakecrest Apartments.  Thirty-three people were displaced during the fire, which began at roughly 9:30 p.m.  Read more about the investigation at WYFF's story. -------------------------------------------------- The top level of an apartment building in Taylors was scorched late Friday night , and fire officials are investigating to determine what caused the blaze.  David Bailey, assistant chief of the Wade Hampton Fire Department , said WHFD was called to Lakecrest Apartments at 3900 East North Street at approximately 9:30 p.m. When they arrived, Building H, near the rear of the grounds, was on fire, Bailey said. The fire was concentrated near the top floor of the building.  Wade Hampton , Taylors and Piedmont Park fire departments were all on scene. The American Red Cross assisted firefighters with rehabilitation from the heat....

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

A Florida judge denied bond for 22-year-old Velmando Williams, who is being accused of locking three children in a bedroom before setting fire to their apartment after an argument with their mother, according to the Palm Beach Post . Last week, a Stonybrook Apartment fire nearly took the lives of three children. It was reported that Tranice Smith, 19, and Williams, who is the father two of her children, was in a heated argument. Smith stated that she was cut in the back of the head and held down by her shirt. When she was able to break free, she said she ran out of the apartment and told Williams that she was going to call the police. That’s when Williams told her that he was going to set the apartment on fire before slamming and locking the door. Williams allegedly locked the three children in a bedroom inside the Stonybrook Apartment before setting fire to the couches in the living room by using cooking oil. Afterward, he jumped from an open window and fled the scene, according t...

A 15-year-old boy and his father are being credited by neighbors for spotting a fire on the roof of their Merrillville apartment building Monday , a day when they were warned there would be fire alarm testing . Tonda Hayes was taking a shower after 9 a.m. Monday when her son, Marcus, 15, told her the fire alarms were going off and they needed to leave their apartment, G Building at Summerwood Apartments/The Lakes at 8201. Tonda said she told her son not to be paranoid because the complex had posted letters saying it would be conducting tests of the fire alarm system between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday. Marcus, however, was unconvinced, she said. He went outside, where he spotted the flames on the roof and came back to get her. "He told me 'We got to get out. The roof is on fire,'" she said. Tonda and Marcus left the building while Anthony Hayes Sr . started pounding on neighbors' doors. "I was yelling 'Fire! It's a real fire,'" Anthony Hayes Sr...

Michael Futch Staff writer @fo_futch No injuries were reported late Friday morning in a structure fire at the Lake in the Pines Apartments off Tamarack Drive. The Fayetteville Fire Department responded to a call at 11:19 a.m. regarding a possible apartment fire on the 800 block. Firefighters found smoke coming from a second-floor apartment, a news release said, and they declared a "working fire" alarm assignment. Multiple fire departments arrived on the scene, with firefighters working to put the fire out and evacuating adjoining apartments . Firefighters located the fire within a wall in the living room area and quickly extinguished it, the department said. Damage was limited to apartment 9104, and the power meter was removed to that individual unit. "The sole occupant of that apartment was relocated to another space within the complex by management, and Red Cross was not requested," according to the release. Smoke was cleared from the remainder of the ap...

Wed October 14 2015 9:19 pm &nbsphttp://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=75721   Share The Cardinal -- Arlingtoncardinal.com Articles  (E-Mail, Facebook, Twitter & More)&nbsp Hoffman Estates police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:02 PM Wednesday to a report of an apartment fire at Barrington Lakes Apartments , 2110 Hassell Rd Hoffman Estates , Il. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report of a stove fire in an apartment kitchen on the first floor. Firefighters on arrival reported smoke showing from the front of the building. Interior firefighters reported a small fire primarily contained to the broiler, but with some damage to kitchen cabinets. Firefighters checked for extension to walls and ventilated the units and hallway by 9:07 p.m.. Initially, no reports of any injuries. ENGINE(S): E21 E22 E24 TRUCK(S): T22 SQUAD(S): SQD22 CHIEF(S): BC6 EMS: A21 A22 A23 A24 LIVE TRAFFIC MAP of neighborhood to a report of an apartment fire at Barrington Lakes A...