Video: Crash
14 Killed in NYC Casino Bus Accident
Fourteen people died Saturday when a bus returning to New York City from a casino overturned on a highway and was sliced in half by the support pole for a large sign. Fourteen people were […]
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Farmhouse Fire Kills Seven Children in Blain, Pennsylvania
Seven children, including a 7-month-old girl, perished in a fast-moving fire in a home on a Pennsylvania dairy farm while their mother milked cows and their father dozed in a milk truck down the road […]
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Crash with Extrication Rescue Lake Cook Rd and Hicks Rd
Video shows immobilized patient transfer immediately after extrication to awaiting Long Grove Fire Protection District rescue ambulance. Video also show use of a TAC Stick® (elapsed time 1:40 and following) to see check for electrically-energized […]
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Multiple Vehicle Crash with Rollover Northbound 53 South of Rand Rd
Palatine police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 4:25 p.m. Tuesday to a multiple vehicle crash with a rollover on northbound Route 53, just south of Rand Road. Rescuers and police shut down northbound Route 53 and […]
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Two Injured, Trapped After Mazda 3 Hits Tree and Rolls Over on Park Dr, Mt. Prospect
VIDEO: Mazda 3 crashes into tree, and firefighter/paramedics rescue two accident victims who were trapped in the vehicle. Mount Prospect police and firefighter/paramedics responded just before 6:45 AM Sunday to a report of a car […]
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Fire in Chicago Loop High Rise at 33 North Dearborn
Chicago Fire Department responded about 1:30 p.m. Sunday to a fire at 33 North Dearborn Street. Smoke was reported visible from the 17th floor. An early call reported that people were trapped in stairwells, but […]
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Extra Alarm Fire in High Winds Destroys Block-Long Lake Motel in Chicago
VIDEO: Motel fire at 91st and Stony Island in Chicago showing ventilation, searches, ladder truck operations, and much handline work at extra alarm fire in high winds. Videographer: Todd Sherman Northern Illinois FireGround Photos Chicago […]
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Kennebec Ice Arena Roof Collapse in Hallowell, Maine
Hallowell, Maine police and firefighters responded just after 3:00 p.m. Wednesday to Kennebec Ice Arena, 203 Whitten Road, Hallowell, ME after the entire 240-foot long roof collpapsed. Three people inside heard a loud vibration, before […]
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Regina Proudfoot and Robert Croft Killed in Propane Blast/House Explosion in Suffield, Ohio
An Ohio home exploded into flames early Wednesday, killing a woman and her grandson in a blast that was heard miles away and leaving nothing at the site but a large crater filled with debris. […]
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Firecracker, Possibly M-80: Starts Apartment Fire, Injures Infant, Other Adults on North Central Ave, Chicago
View Larger Map UPDATE: Johnnal Walker charged today with one count of aggravated arson for Monday night’s fire at a multi-unit building on the 700 block of Central Avenue in the South Austin neighborhood. Chicago […]
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Condo Fire, Third Floor at Chardonnay on the Lake, Leicester Road, Elk Grove Village
Elk Grove Village police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 8:20 PM Monday to a condominium fire at Chardonnay On The Lake, 835 Leicester Road. Firefighter/paramedics responded to an automatic fire alarm and discovered a fire on […]
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Large Rural Estate Home Fire in Barrington Hill on Hills and Dales
Barrington firefighter/paramedics responded about 2:00 PM Sunday to a report of a large house fire at 71 Hills and Dales in Barrington Hills. Staging for fire equipment is located at Otis Road and Hills and […]
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Head-on Crash, 3 Injured Rand Rd and Center Ln
Prospect Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 3:20 PM Friday to a head-on crash at the intersection of Rand Road and Center Lane, about two blocks west of Camp McDonald Road. At least three people […]
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Buffalo Grove House Fire Across from Tripp Middle School, Highland Grove Dr
Buffalo Grove house fire on Highland Grove Drive across from Tripp Middle School showing truck company work on the roof and severe fire damage at a rear bedroom and window. Video credit: Larry Shapiro/Shapiro Photography/shapirophotography.net. […]
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William Spears Struck by Car, Killed After He Walks Out of Nursing Home on Euclid Ave
Mount Prospect police, Prospect Heights police and Prospect Heights firefighter/paramedics responded to Euclid Avenue and Mulberry just before 11:00 p.m. Tuesday to a report of a pedestrian hit by a car near the intersection in […]