A wind-driven wildfire broke out in the rugged Colorado foothills and quickly spread across 4 square miles Monday, destroying some homes and triggering evacuations of as many as 400 others.
No injuries were reported. Authorities could not say how many structures burned down, but they said at least some of them were houses.
The fire started in Four Mile Canyon northwest of Boulder, and erratic winds gusting to 45 mph spread the flames both to the west and northeast.
Residents were forced from an elderly high rise Sunday night in Pittsburgh's Allentown neighborhood.
The fire started on the 10th floor, with smoke spreading to the 11th floor, firefighters said.
The people in the apartment were able to get out unharmed, and firefighters were able to put the fire out quickly. One person was treated for smoke inhalation. The victim's name and condition has not been released.
Sept. 04--An East Farmingdale firefighter was hospitalized Saturday after the roof of a burning building in Lindenhurst collapsed, burying the firefighter underneath, the department's fire chief said.
Eight fire departments responded to the fire at about 2 a.m. inside a commercial building on Gear Avenue, off Wellwood Avenue, in Lindenhurst, East Farmingdale fire chief James Yearsley said. As firefighters tried to enter the building, the roof and front wall of the building collapsed, he said.
Sept. 04--Five firefighters for two tiny Hampden County towns are in hot water after being arraigned yesterday on charges that they torched several abandoned homes to help pad their wallets with extra duty pay, authorities said yesterday.
"It's very disheartening," said Brimfield Board of Selectmen chairman Thomas Marino. "You put your trust in them to be firefighters, the people who come to put your fires out, not be causing them. It's the worst kind of violation of your trust."
Investigators said a fire that burnt down a historic school house early Saturday morning was intentionally set.
The Milliken School House, which was nearly 100 years old, was burnt to the ground after it was spotted engulfed in flames at about 4:11 a.m.
"As soon as they left the station, they could see the size of the fire and called for more resources," Milliken Fire Chief Ron Bateman said. Fire crews who first arrived at the scene had to immediately go into a defensive attack.
A large fire broke out at the Webb Road Flea Market, near Interstate 85, on Friday morning.
The fire was reported at about 7:40 a.m. A caretaker who lives on-site said he went outside to begin opening for the day, saw smoke and called 911. Several other witnesses reported hearing several explosions before seeing the flames.
Firefighters said the flames spread quickly, engulfing several buildings.
Sept. 03--BRIDGEPORT -- Fire districts were not at fault when a firefighter "unnecessarily and improperly" started a backfire that destroyed a couple's property, the state court of appeals ruled Tuesday.
After hearing about the court's decision, landowner Terry Pope said Thursday, "It's ridiculous that a guy can walk around and start a backfire in 35 mph winds and not be found at fault. This guy caused that fire. Damn right I'm going to fight it."
Sept. 03--The Tulsa World is gathering readers' Admiral Twin stories and photos. If you have a memory or photos to share with the World about the famed drive-in, please send it to web@tulsaworld.com
A large fire devastated the storied Admiral Twin Drive-In on Friday.
