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Crews responded to an unoccupied wooden house fire Thursday afternoon, Orange County Fire Rescue said

A person was airlifted to a hospital after being burned in a house fire in Rockledge, according to Brevard County Fire Rescue officials.

Crews are on the scene of a house fire in the northwest area of Orange County, near the Lake County border.

A junkyard building in Orlando erupted in flames Thursday morning, according to Orange County Fire Rescue.

The Florida Highway Patrol issued a warning for Marion County drivers Wednesday night regarding wildfire smoke and fog in the area.

An accused arsonist was arrested in Tallahassee on Saturday after an Orlando house fire that left one man dead, police said.

Arlington Heights Police and Fire departments responded to the fire about 12:20 a.m. Jan. 7 in the 400 block of West Rand Road. Police arrested the man after he made comments about the fire, the police department said in a news release.

Authorities said the fire happened in the 200 block of South Forest Avenue.

The president and first lady toured a damaged neighborhood and met with families who suffered losses in the Marshall fire.

Two buildings and two RVs were up in flames in Orange County.

Two buildings and two RVs were up in flames in Orange County.

Colorado authorities say last week’s wildfire caused $513 million in damage and destroyed 1,084 homes and structures.

Video shared by the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office shows good Samaritans checking for anyone inside a car engulfed in flames on New Year’s Day.

Philadelphia fire officials say two sisters and several of their children were among 12 people killed when a fire tore a rowhome that apparently had no working smoke detectors.

SOUTH DAYTONA, Fla. — A Volusia County teenager is facing charges after police say he intentionally set a fire that quickly grew out of control. >>> STREAM CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS LIVE <<<South Daytona Police and Fire crews were called to the area of Oaklea Dr. and Reed Canal Rd. pic.twitter.com/zu3VkliEH4 — South Daytona Police Dept. READ: Florida attorney general warns against New Year’s resolution scamsThe boy was charged with one count of arson and another count of intentional or reckless burning of lands. They’re asking anyone who may have additional information on the incident to call the South Daytona Police Department or the State Fire Marshal.

Crews are battling a fire in South Daytona that was started by four juveniles, according to the fire chief.

Large flames and a huge column of smoke could be seen coming out of the building on Sunday morning.

Tens of thousands of Coloradans driven from their neighborhoods by a wind-whipped wildfire are beginning to get a look at the damage done.

Orange County firefighters are working to figure out what sparked a fire at a mobile home, sending two people to the hospital.

A mother and her children are looking for a Christmas miracle after their belongings were burned in a fire this past Tuesday.

A fire broke out at an Orange County home early Thursday, according to officials.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — The State Fire Marshal is investigating after an early morning fire damaged an Orange County home Thursday morning. Read: Universal Orlando to require face coverings indoors regardless of vaccination statusOrange County Fire Rescue said it responded to reports of smoke from a building at 213 Jemond Court just after 3 a.m. Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 3 Orange County home damaged in early morning fire Fire crews were called to a home off of Jemmond Court just after 3 a.m. (WFTV)A man who lives in the home told Eyewitness News the fire was in an upstairs room of the home. Read: What the Florida: Top 9 Florida man stories of 2021Officials say two people inside the home were able to escape to safety. See a map of location below:Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.

A 2-year-old boy died Tuesday after the house he was in caught fire in the West Pullman neighborhood, a Chicago Fire Department spokesman said.

A seashell shop in Fruitland Park went up in flames early Tuesday.

A fire tears through an Orlando house containing gun powder and ammunition, according to the fire department.

A man was seen with a bag leaking liquid that ignited, charring the 4th floor clinic in a building that may only have had one escape route, leaving many people trapped.

Police are looking into the possibility that the blaze was deliberately started, say local media.

Japan’s NHK says a fire broke out in a building in Osaka in western Japan and 27 people are feared dead

Someone started a fire in Sanchez Park in Ormond Beach Wednesday which caused about $50,000 in damage, according to police.

HONG KONG — (AP) — Dozens of people are trapped on the rooftop of a Hong Kong skyscraper after a major fire broke out Wednesday, as firefighters rushed to rescue them and put out the blaze. Firefighters used an extendable ladder to rescue several people who were trapped on the lower floors of the building. Other people were said to be trapped in restaurants in the mall, according to the local South China Morning Post newspaper. The fire was upgraded to a level three incident, according to a police notice. Firefighters have mobilized two breathing apparatus teams and two water jets to help fight the fire, police said.

Dozens of people are trapped on the rooftop of a Hong Kong skyscraper after a major fire broke out, as firefighters rush to rescue them and put out the blaze

The fire — categorized as a level three incident on a scale of one to five — was "largely put out" at 4.30pm local time, the government said on Wednesday

Videos and pictures show emergency vehicles lighting up Magic Kingdom on Tuesday night following a small fire.

A fire breaks out a ministry facility in Palm Bay.

Orange County firefighters battle a blaze at Webb's Honey.

Oak Park firefighters had been on the scene of an extra-alarm commercial fire on Lake Street since about 9:40 a.m. Tuesday.

A fire at an Orlando apartment complex has displaced several families.

It took 58 firefighters to battle an early morning blaze Thursday at an outdoor power equipment dealership north of Ocala, according to Marion County Fire Rescue.

Residents are warned to keep their windows closed due to smoke spreading over the area.

Several dogs were found dead inside a home that caught fire Wednesday in Port Orange.

Firefighters responded to a fully involved house fire in Port Orange Monday afternoon, according to Volusia County Fire Rescue.

Osceola County fire officials responded to flames at a metal salvage yard on Monday afternoon, according to a tweet from the department.

Police in western India say 11 patients have died after a fire broke out in a hospital’s COVID-19 ward.

Video shows Daytona Beach fire officials trying to contain flames devouring a beachside house Friday night.

On the Greek island of Evia last summer an intense conflagration took almost two weeks to control.

Several fire units responded to heavy flames that broke out at an Orlando home Tuesday night, according to a tweet from the Orlando Fire Department.

At least one person died after jumping from the 19th floor to escape a fire that engulfed a 61-story luxury apartment building in Mumbai in western India on Friday, a fire official said. Television images showed heavy black smoke billowing into the sky from the 19th floor apartment on Curry Road in south Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital. Kailash Aggarwal, the building owner, said there are 400 apartments in the building and all residents were accounted for.

Air conditioner burned out on the 14th floor of the Hillcrest Hampton Senior Apartment Complex.

Since the devastating fire on Sept. 15 that killed more than a dozen cats, Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando has received almost $1 million in donations.

It's National Fire Prevention Week and preschoolers from Lakeside United Methodist Church in Sanford are learning what to do in case of a fire.

Orange County firefighters responded to a business fire early Friday morning.

Firefighters battle a blaze at a recycling plant in Orange County.

As the foliage turns, AccuWeather long-range forecasters say winter is closer than you may expect.

Experts say there is a lot to learn from the state's second-largest fire, including how it spread — and how firefighters stopped it.

No one was injured in an Orange County fire.

A fire caused massive damage to a residential home in Melbourne on Saturday, according to Brevard County Fire Rescue.

PARIS — (AP) — France’s Notre Dame Cathedral is finally stable and secure enough for artisans to start rebuilding it, more than two years after the shocking fire that tore through its roof, knocked down its spire and threatened to bring the rest of the medieval monument down, too. The government agency overseeing the reconstruction announced in a statement Saturday that the works to secure the structure — which began the day after the April 15, 2019 fire — are at last complete. Negotiations will now begin with companies bidding to take part in the mammoth reconstruction effort, the statement said. Work to restore the organ will begin in the fall, with other works expected to begin in the winter. The agency is maintaining President Emmanuel Macron’s goal of allowing visitors back inside in 2024, the year Paris hosts the Olympics.

Sharing Soldier Field with the Bears comes with a price for the Chicago Fire. Here’s how much they have to pay Bridgeview to return to SeatGeek Stadium for one match.

The Orlando Fire Department responded to an apartment fire on West Arlington Street Tuesday afternoon.

Seminole and Oviedo fire crews responded to a house fire in unincorporated Oviedo Monday afternoon.

Authorities in North Macedonia say forensic experts have identified the 14 victims of a fire in a COVID-19 field hospital as 12 patients and two visiting relatives

Experts warn that the fire could destroy thousands of structures and put lives at risk in the next few days.

New Smyrna Beach home destroyed in early morning fire (City of New Smyrna Beach Fire Department)NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — According to the New Smyrna Beach Fire Department, crews responded to the home at 841 Cavedo Street just before 5:30 a.m.SEE: Tesla on autopilot crashes into FHP cruiser on I-4Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 3 New Smyrna Beach home destroyed in early morning fire Fire crews responded to the home at 841 Cavedo Street just before 5:30 a.m. (City of New Smyrna Beach Fire Department)Crews from the New Smyrna Beach Fire Department, Volusia County Fire Rescue and the Edgewater Fire Rescue Department battled the blaze for about three hours before the all-clear was given. READ: Jason Raynor to be honored during race weekend at Daytona International SpeedwayFirefighters said all residents of the home were able to escape the fire and there were no reports of injuries. The cause of the fire is unknown. See map of fire location below:Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, and click here to watch the latest news on your Smart TV.

More than 17,000 structures remain under threat from the blaze, which is 5% contained.

Firefighters battle a blaze at an Orange County business complex.

State Fire Marshal investigating early morning fire in Orange County Several businesses were damaged after an early morning fire in Orange county. (WFTV)ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Several businesses were damaged after an early morning fire in Orange County. Orange County Fire Rescue said it responded to reports of a fire off Kirkman Road, just before 3 a.m. Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 5 State Fire Marshal investigating early morning fire in Orange County Several businesses were damaged after an early morning fire in Orange county. (WFTV)READ: Orange County mayor extends state of emergencyWhen crews arrived on the scene, they saw heavy smoke coming from the back of a business.

One person has been displaced by a fire that affected multiple units at an apartment complex, according to the Orlando Fire Department.

Oregon’s Bootleg fire has offered new evidence that Indigenous techniques can change how megafires behave Smoke from the Bootleg fire billows near Sycan Marsh in Oregon. Photograph: US Forest Service/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock The Bootleg fire stampeded through southern Oregon so fiercely that it spit up thunderclouds. But when the flames approached the Sycan Marsh Preserve, a 30,000-acre wetland thick with ponderosa pines, something incredible happened. The flames weakened and the fire sl

Pillars of billowing smoke and ash are blocking out the sun above Greece’s second-largest island as a days-old wildfire devours pristine forests and triggers more evacuation alerts

A fire inspection report cited the Tesla Model S’s thermal management system and a fault in the electrical system as two possible causes in the fire.

A wildfire that broke out Saturday in western Greece forced the evacuation of four villages and people on a beach by the Fire Service, the Coast Guard and private boats, authorities said. The fire was in a mountain forest 30 kilometers (19 miles) east of Patras, Greece's third-largest city, Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis said late Saturday. Aided by strong winds, the fire raced down the slopes and threatened seaside villages.

A house fire and explosion are investigated in Brevard County.

Turkey Wildfire A firefighter battles with fire in Kirli village near the town of Manavgat, in Antalya province, Turkey early Friday July 30, 2021. Wildfires are common in Turkey's Mediterranean and Aegean regions during the arid summer months, although some previous forest fires have been blamed on arson. (AP Photo) (Uncredited)ANKARA, Turkey — (AP) — The death toll in a string of wildfires raging in southern Turkey rose to four, officials said Friday, as fire crews continued to battle blazes that burned down homes and forced people to evacuate settlements and beach resorts. Firefighters were still tackling wildfires in 20 locations in six provinces in Turkey’s Mediterranean and southern Aegean region, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli said. Wildfires are common in Turkey’s Mediterranean and Aegean regions during the arid summer months, although some previous forest fires have been blamed on arson or outlawed Kurdish militants.

Navy officials say they do not believe the sailor intended to destroy the ship, but the blaze he set was whipped by high winds into a towering inferno.

Orange County firefighters battle a house fire.

A home in Cocoa suffered extensive damage after a fire in the attic, according to Brevard County Fire Rescue.

The kind of weather needed to fully contain the Bootleg Fire is not expected in this part of Oregon until the late fall.

A controlled burn at Pine Lily Preserve on Highway 50 will likely produce smoke for miles, according to offiicals.

At least five people were shot in Gresham Wednesday afternoon, about 12 hours after another shooting that left five people wounded in West Garfield Park.

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Rescuers use dogs to search for survivors Fire rescue personnel conduct a search and rescue with dogs through the rubble of the Champlain Towers South Condo after the multistory building partially collapsed in Surfside, Fla., Thursday, June 24, 2021. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP) (David Santiago/AP)SURFSIDE, Fla. — Rescue teams with the help of search dogs are working to find survivors after a condominium partially collapsed in South Florida. Firefighters, search dogs and other first responders have rescued at least 35 people from the rubble, The New York Times reported. >> Surfside condo collapse live updates: 4 dead, 159 unaccounted for as search continuesIn addition to search dogs, rescuers have also used drones equipped with infrared sensors to detect heat to find victims, WPLG reported. >> Surfside condo collapse: Man discovers boy alive in rubbleTheir efforts have been complicated by ever-changing conditions including rain, as well as small fires igniting as they scour debris from the 55 fallen units.

A fire that caused major damage at an automotive shop Thursday afternoon is under investigation but as of now, officials believe lightning may be to blame, according to the DeLand Fire Department.

The effort began when the manager of a nearby resort walked by the burning building and spotted a crowd outside in wedding attire.

Russia Fire Smoke rises from a pyrotechnics warehouse in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, June 19, 2021. A large fire broke out at a fireworks depot in the center of Moscow. The fire is raging at the area of 500 square meters, Russia emergency services said in the statement. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) (Pavel Golovkin)MOSCOW — (AP) — A warehouse holding a reported 15 metric tons (16.5 tons) of fireworks in central Moscow caught fire on Saturday, sending a huge cloud of smoke and a fusillade of explosions over the area. Three helicopters and a fireboat were dispatched to help put out the blaze at the warehouse, which sits 100 meters (320 feet) from the Moscow River near the sprawling Luzhniki sports complex.

A warehouse holding a reported 15 metric tons (16.5 tons) of fireworks in central Moscow caught fire on Saturday, sending a huge cloud of smoke and a fusillade of explosions over the area.

A St. Cloud family is excited to move into their new handicap accessible home more than a year after their previous home was destroyed during a house fire.

A 40-year-old woman died Saturday morning after a house fire broke out in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.

A Volusia County church is destroyed by fire.

The fire could last for several days.

An evacuation order was in place Monday in a northern Illinois near Rockford because of a chemical fire large enough to be picked up by weather radar, officials said.

A woman died and six people were displaced in a residential fire early Friday in Englewood.

A fire broke out Thursday at a juvenile detention center in Egypt's capital of Cairo, killing at least six children, officials said. The officials said the fire followed a fist-fight between two children in one ward at the facility, located in the city's Marj district. More than two dozen other children were injured, they said.

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Fire officials are working to contain a wildfire in Volusia County that’s affecting traffic on Interstate 4 and other nearby roads. According to the Florida Florida Service’s Bunnell district, the fire has grown to cover nearly 40 acres and is around 75 percent contained. The #Oldsawmillroadfire in Volusia County is now 75% contained! pic.twitter.com/kA4OajMW3n — FFS Bunnell (@FFS_Bunnell) May 19, 2021READ: Hurricane Preparedness Week: How you can prepare now for hurricane seasonIt’s located on Old Sawmill Road in DeLand near State Road 44, just east of the interstate. READ: Arson suspected in rapidly spreading Pacific Palisades brush fire; evacuations orderedThe Forestry Service says smoke is also impacting traffic on Kepler Road and State Road 92 in Volusia County.

One man has died and another man in his 80s was in critical condition after a fire started in an East Chatham apartment building on Wednesday evening.

PORTLAND, Tenn. — (AP) — Fire rescuers and medical staff used a power saw and screwdrivers to extract a toddler from an antique wooden barrel in which he became wedged during a visit with his grandparents. X-rays determined where his hips, knees and feet were, Strubing told the station. The first responders pulled the toddler through the top of the barrel once his legs were straightened. “It was certainly nerve-wracking, but now that he’s safe we all are getting a good laugh from it,” Strubing told WKRN. The workers who helped free Dorian signed the wooden barrel as a keepsake from his first trip to the emergency room.

A 53-year-old man died after emergency crews found in him in a burning Little Village apartment early Friday, according to officials.

Firefighters were battling "extreme circumstances" for a 3rd day to put out the blaze on the slopes of the iconic South African mountain.

The fire occurred in the 4300 block of West Ford City Drive in the Ford City neighborhood, according to the Fire Department. The fire was contained to one unit on the first floor and was suspected to have started in the kitchen due to cooking left unattended.

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“All our stuff was in there — my wife managed to get our personal papers, like birth certificates and Social Security, we got all that,” Hernandez said. “It’s just, you know, material things, but that really doesn’t matter now, because my family is safe. We just gotta start over.”