YOU WONT BELIEVE: 4 - What They Never Told You

Roseland fire that killed 2-year-old girl was caused by overheated electrical wires: CFD

The child was found under debris in a bedroom on King Drive Wednesday morning.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 25, 2022

Mundka fire: Rights groups sound alarm over poor working conditions, lack of oversight

Neither did the building have Fire Department’s NOC nor had the owners applied for one, Working Peoples’ Coalition said

The Hindu · May 14, 2022

Havana explosion: Search continues for 3 Hotel Saratoga workers trapped in the rubble

Three employees who were at the Hotel Saratoga in Havana at the time of a strong explosion that destroyed much of the building and killed at least 42 people are still missing, tourism ministry officials said Tuesday.

Miami Herald · May 10, 2022

Englewood church catches fire a third time in a week

It is not uncommon for large fires — such as the one that destroyed Antioch Missionary Baptist Church last week — to flare up again, according to the Chicago Fire Department.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 18, 2022

LA County firefighter who died in house fire suffocated, had meth in his system, coroner says

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County firefighter who died battling a Rancho Palos Verdes house fire this year suffocated after his oxygen tank ran empty, according to a coroner's report released this week.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 15, 2022

Times sues for records on LAFD chief deputy who was reportedly drunk during a major fire

LOS ANGELES — The Los Anglees Times has filed a lawsuit against the city that seeks to force Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office and the Fire Department to release numerous internal records in the case of a high-ranking fire official who was reported to be drunk on duty during a major…

Los Angeles Times · Apr 12, 2022

5 shot, several undetonated devices found at New York City subway station

The New York City fire department said 13 people were injured, but there were no details on what those injuries entailed.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 12, 2022

Brooklyn subway shooting: Police hunt gunman who put on gas mask and shot ten people

NYPD commissioner said the Brooklyn subway attack is not being investigated as terrorism

Evening Standard · Apr 12, 2022

LAFD chief deputy allegedly drunk during major fire gets no discipline, $1.4 million payout

LOS ANGELES — Last spring, a high-ranking official in the Los Angeles Fire Department alleged that its top administrative commander, Chief Deputy Fred Mathis, appeared to be intoxicated while he was overseeing the agency's operations center during the Palisades fire.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 15, 2022

2 dead in high-speed crash that sent car into the air in West Pullman

The crash happened shortly before 2 p.m. in the 12400 block of South Michigan Avenue, according to the Chicago Fire Department.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 10, 2022