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Shocking DashCam Video: TransAsia plane crashes in Taipei River. At Least 16 Rescued (3 Videos)

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 09:39 PM PST

A TransAsia Airways flight with 58 on board, including five crew members, crash landed in a river in Taipei on Wednesday, various media have reported. According to Reuters quoting the government, at least two people were killed as the ATR-72 turboprop, which was en route from Taipei's Songshan Airport to the outlying island of Kinmen, crashed three minutes after takeoff at 10:45 a.m. local time.

Close Call Video: Firefighter Narrowly Misses Roof Collapse

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 04:36 PM PST

At 5h pm yesterday evening a major fire broke at an occupied house and quickly spread through the building on Baffin Street at the corner of Bethoven in Brossard. The initial call to 911 was made as a residential alarm ringing at the address but multiple calls then followed, mentioning heavy smoke and flames showing. Upon arrival police officers witnessed dense smoke coming out of the house and firemen declared a working fire. Multiple residents were evacuated as well as visitors to the tenants. A kid was also treated by paramedics for smoke inhalation. Longueuil fire fighters battled the intense blaze offensively but later switched for a defensive strategy. As firemen were exiting a roof collapsed and one fire fighter narrowly escaped the debris as shown in the video. No other injury were reported and rescue teams are still on scene. The fire is still burning as of 7h20 and victims have been taken care of by red cross workers. Footage includes Longueuil Police SPAL scanner audio recording from the moment they first arrived on scene.

Video: Apartment Fire in Longueuil, Canada

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 04:28 PM PST

Yesterday evening at 7h pm a fire broke out in the basement of a residential complex at 2451 Villiers Street in Longueuil. Multiple residents were evacuated from apartments on the ground floor and on the second floor. Heavy flame was at some point shooting out of a basement window. Heavy smoke was coming out of the basement and at least one person was transported into an ambulance for smoke inhalation. Many tenants were taken care of by the red cross.

Paris Firefighter Rescue Many by Ladder & Aerial at Apartment Fire (2 Videos)

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 08:22 AM PST

A building on historic rue de la Huchette in the Latin Quarter caught fire in the early a.m. on Feb. 1, 2015, starting the month with a dramatic scene where eight people were in danger of losing their lives. The Paris fire fighters risked their own lives to get these victims out safely and in one piece...