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Residents of an apartment building were displaced after a fire in Torrington Thursday afternoon. The fire occurred at 4:19 p.m. at 464 Main St., according to crews. Crews said the building was being evacuated when they arrived at the scene. Firefighters forced entry into the third-floor apartment to contain the fire. They said there was heavy smoke with high heat…

FDNY released footage of a group of people using illegal fireworks outside a home in Brooklyn. A stray firework ignited a fire inside the home.

Crews are investigating after a fire ripped through a home in Milford Sunday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 8:46 a.m. on Andrus Drive. Crews responding to the scene said they found heavy smoke pushing out of every window in the two and a half story home. The four occupants and their German Shepherd dog were able to escape the…

Over 150 firefighters battled a fire at a vacant building in Shelton. Crews were called to the vacant building on Canal Street around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, firefighters said. Firefighters from Shelton, Derby and Ansonia responded to the fire and it took more than 155 firefighters to help put out the flames, authorities added. Due to the age and condition…

An active fire has closed part of Park Avenue in Windsor on Sunday afternoon. Police urged drivers to avoid Park Avenue from the area of Windsor Avenue, also known as Route 159, westbound to the area of Plymouth Road. Officers said emergency services are clearing an active fire in the area. Authorities estimate the road will be closed for a…

Crews are actively working to put out a vacant building fire in Shelton. All Shelton fire companies responded to the fire at 273 Canal Street, according to the Shelton Fire Department. The fire started around 7:30 p.m., according to crews. There are no reported injuries at this point. No further details were immediately available. This is a developing story. Check…

Crews are actively working to put out a vacant building fire in Shelton.

Strong winds fed a smoky fire that threatened about 100 rural homes and prompted evacuations in Northern California

Emergency crews are responding to a large fire on Dudley Avenue in Wallingford Tuesday. Wallingford Deputy Fire Chief Sam Wilson said crews were first called to 136 Dudley Ave., listed as TriState Tire, around 4 p.m. When crews arrived they found a large tire fire burning at two structures on the property. Mutual aid responded from Hamden and Meriden to…

Two people injured after an explosion and fire at a home on Saybrook Road in Middletown last month have died, and police are asking the public for any video of pictures of the fire to assist with their investigation. Crews responded to the home on the morning of May 29 and found people outside, officials said. Michael Howle, chief of…

Notre Dame Cathedral’s forecourt is being opened up to the public for the first time since the devastating fire of April 15 last year.

A huge fire broke out in several residences in South Boston early Saturday morning, and five of the firefighters trying to contain the blaze were hurt. The seven-alarm fire erupted about 3:30 a.m. on Columbia Road and Douglas Street and tore through about seven homes, the Boston Fire Department said. By 6:30 a.m., flames could no longer be seen shooting…

At least four people were injured in a home explosion and fire in Middletown early Friday morning. Officials are investigating what caused it.

Protests fueled by the death of George Floyd, a black man who died while in police custody, continued for a third night in Minneapolis

Investigators say the explosion happened Monday morning and nearby neighbors and those driving by immediately began working to help the man still inside.

An Alabama man is being hailed as a hero after rushing toward a burning apartment complex to help pull a woman from the flames. Cameras were rolling as Quinn Parrish jumped into action, rescuing a woman who was struggling to escape the flames.

Drone footage captured the explosion that gutted a business and injured 12 firefighters in downtown Los Angeles. The firefighters are recovering after they escaped the burning building over the weekend.

Eleven firefighters suffered burn injuries when they escaped from a burning building through a ball of flames Saturday in downtown Los Angeles. All injured firefighters were expected to survive. They were inside the building in the 300 block of East Boyd Street around 6:30 p.m. when the blast rocked the neighborhood south of Little Tokyo. LAFD Capt. Erik Scott said…

Firefighters are trying to put out a massive blaze at a condominium complex on South Padre Island in Texas.