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Mass. Crews Contain Triple Decker Fire

Aug. 11--LAWRENCE -- City firefighters, aided by crews from 11 area communities, battled a stubborn electrical blaze in a congested city neighborhood for two hours early Monday morning. Eleven people living on three floors of 81-83 Bromfield St. were left homeless by the 4-alarm fire. One firefighter suffered a minor shoulder injury and was treated at Lawrence General Hospital and released. The American Red Cross is helping residents displaced by the blaze. The fire in the wood-framed...

Mass. Crews Contain Triple Decker Fire

Jill Harmacinski
The Eagle-Tribune, North Andover, Mass.
Created: August 11, 2014

Lawrence and other firefighters kept the flames to the building of origin.
Blaze Destroys Historic Georgia Courthouse

Amy Leigh Womack
The Macon Telegraph
Created: August 11, 2014

Only the walls of the Hancock County courthouse remain.
Ambulance Strikes, Kills Man on Wash. Interstate

Dee Riggs
The Wenatchee World, Wash. (MCT)
Created: August 11, 2014

The Philly man was walking along I-97 near Pateros.
Fire Destroys BP Amoco Building in S.C.

Dave Munday
The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.
Created: August 11, 2014

Charleston and North Charleston firefighters prevented the flames from...

Python Doused with Water Releases Arm of Iowa Man

Jeff Reinitz
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa
Created: August 11, 2014

Vodka works better, but water did the trick.
Md. Crews Rescue Dozens Stranded on Roller Coaster

Scott Dance and Matthew Hay Brown
Baltimore Sun
Created: August 11, 2014

It took five hours for Prince George's County technical rescue team to...
Four W.Va. Buildings Destroyed; Suspect Arrested

Bill Archer
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va.
Created: August 11, 2014

Damage in Matoaka is estimated at about $4M.
Father, Sons Die in Ill. House Fire

Firehouse.com News
Created: August 11, 2014

The Quincy fire killed the trio on Sunday morning.
Hours After Rescuing Neighbor, Pa. Man a Dad Again

Sarah Hofius Hall
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.
Created: August 11, 2014

The day after he rescued a woman from a burning Carbondale building, he...
Vietnam Vet Killed in Mass. House Fire

Laurel J. Sweet
Boston Herald
Created: August 11, 2014

The cause of the Revere blaze remains under investigation.