Enormous Explosion Shakes Onlookers in DC

2 days ago

A massive explosion shook an apartment complex just outside the nation's capital. Stunned neighbors watched from the safety of their apartment, as firefighters quickly responded. People thought it must be a bomb, but it turned out to be the result of a car on fire. Authorities say an electrical malfunction sparked flames that ultimately burst the car's gas tank. Thankfully, no one was hurt in the scary incident.
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Fire at York skatepark started deliberately

Yahoo

16 minutes ago

Yahoo

Fire at York skatepark started deliberately

FIREFIGHTERS have been called to a fire at a skatepark in York. North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service say they were called at 5.53pm on Sunday (July 27) after reports of a fire in Foss Bank, York closed to the old Sainsbury's supermarket. A service spokesman said: 'Crews from York and Acomb responded to a report of smoke seen coming from a car park. 'Crews located a fire in a skate park that had been lit deliberately.'

Large emergency response called to Chicago's Montrose Beach

CBS News

4 hours ago

CBS News

Large emergency response called to Chicago's Montrose Beach

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A 68-year-old man dies when part of a Family Dollar store's roof collapses in Kansas City

Washington Post

5 hours ago

Washington Post

A 68-year-old man dies when part of a Family Dollar store's roof collapses in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Part of the roof and front facade of a Family Dollar store in Kansas City, Missouri, collapsed Sunday, killing a 68-year-old man and seriously injuring a 50-year-old woman, authorities said. The building's partial collapse occurred about 2:45 p.m. Sunday, the Kansas City Fire Department said. Two other people also were injured outside the building but were treated at the scene and refused further medical care, according to local television news reports.