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A mother and her two children are dead after a two- alarm apartment fire in Hillendale. Fire officials have identified the victims as Bra Angah-McCray, age 26, Aimee McCray, age 4, and Adriel McCray, age 3. All three victims lived in the apartment where the fire took place. A family gone after a fast moving fire in Baltimore Co. apartment. 2 kids, 3 & 4yo died. 16 misplaced. @ABC2NEWS pic.twitter.com/0S0G7YzY7k — Cassie Carlisle (@CassieABC2) August 21, 2017 First responding units found fire showing from the third floor of the apartment complex around 4:34 a.m. Sunday. Due to the time of the fire, responders feared people might be trapped inside the building. Two Towson engines entered the building to search for victims where they found the three victims in a bedroom unconscious in critical condition.  EMS and fire crews attempted to resuscitate the victims before they were transported to area hospitals. The mother and one child was transported to University of Maryland St. Jo...

WATCH: A fire broke out at an apartment building near downtown Maple Ridge , engulfing a number of suites in the top floor. The flames spread so quickly that some residents were trapped and had to be rescued. Jennifer Palma has the story. Fire crews in Maple Ridge spent much of Saturday fighting a large apartment fire that gutted several suites. Story continues below Firefighters from Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows were called out to Sunrise Apartments at 22292 122 Ave. early Saturday morning . Neighbours say they heard loud explosions . According to Maple Ridge Fire & Rescue Chief Dane Spence, the fire was immediately upgraded to a two-alarm fire.“We had people on the third-floor balconies,” said Spence. “There was already so much smoke they couldn’t get out. They were on the corners of the building on the balconies. We had at least one person with a disability that needed help down a ladder.”“Later on in the operations we heard a very faint call for help. The faintest voice said...

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a painstakingly detailed progress report chocked -full of new facts pertaining to last summer's Silver Spring apartment explosion . The report, which does not identify a cause or assign blame, contains 108 documents, including transcribed witness interviews , vivid investigatory photographs and fire department call logs . One witness parked his car along Arliss Street on the night of August 10, 2016. He recollected seeing a sudden "white flash" and feeling a "shock wave" overcome his body. The sheer force of the blast shattered some of the man's car windows and even dented one of his car doors. “There was a flash, there was shock wave," the man, who suffered a minor cut near his right ear, told investigators. “I must tell you that the explosion came from the apartment on the first floor. There were two apartments on top of it that basically went down on it.” A second male...

Mark Bugnaski | Kalamazoo Gazette Thomas Irons, 37, sits with his four-month old daughter Tamia Irons , in the cafeteria of Hillside Middle School in Kalamazoo, where the Red Cross have set up disaster relief for the residents at Fox Ridge Apartments . Kayonnia Parker, 2 is on the left. KALAMAZOO -- Ricardo Anderson had one thing on his mind Wednesday -- a fresh start. "We're done. We were already talking about leaving," the 30-year-old, hours after being burned out of his apartment, said of plans to move his family to Rockford, Ill., to be closer to relatives. In November, raw sewage leaked into the lower level of the residence at Fox Ridge Apartments that Anderson shared with his two children and fiancee. On Wednesday, hours after watching a fire heavily damage his apartment building in the complex at 1509 Alamo Hills Drive , he was ready to pull up stakes. "This is like the straw that broke the camel's back," Anderson said. No one was hurt, but 29 ...

Phoenix Fire Dept ." title="Source: Phoenix Fire Dept ." width="180" style="border: 0px;" /> Source: Phoenix Fire Dept . PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - A fire that broke out at a Phoenix apartment complex Saturday forced a dozen people from their homes. A dog was also killed in the blaze. The second- alarm fire started at a complex near Seventh Street and Bell Road. The fire was upgraded from a first- to a second-alarm when there was a partial roof collapse as well as a partial floor collapse . One firefighter fell partially through the floor but was able to pull himself out safely. After the collapse, the fire was declared a defensive fire and all firefighters were able to safely exit. Four units were damaged in the blaze. One second floor apartment was a complete loss. The adjacent apartment had significant fire damage as well. The two first floor apartments sustained significant water damage but the smoke and fire damage on the first floor was ...

An attic fire broke out at an apartment complex in Mission Valley Friday morning , sending fire crews rushing to the scene. The fire began just before 6 a.m. at the two- story Centre Point Apartments in the 6500 block of Friars Road. When firefighters arrived, heavy smoke could be seen stemming from the roof of the building. Fire officials said residents had evacuated safely. Within minutes, the San Diego Fire -Rescue Department (SDFD) upgraded the situation to a two-alarm fire, fearing the flames would spread to the entire length of the attic space. Firefighters created a fire wall to prevent the spreading, cutting holes in the roof of the building to attack the blaze. The tactic worked, and they knocked out the fire within half an hour. San Diego police were called to assist with traffic control in the busy area of Friars Road in both directions. San Diego Gas & Electric officials were also requested on scene. As of 6:30 a.m., officials had shut down eastbound and westbound...

Six people had to jump to safety from the second story of a burning apartment building early Monday after an unattended candle caught fire .    HOUSTON - Six people had to jump to safety from the second story of a burning apartment building early Monday . The fire broke out at the Coppertree Village Apartments on W. Gulf Bank near Veterans Memorial at about 4 a.m.  Several residents were trapped and jumped from a window to get out.  “It had started in the living room so we had to bust through the window to get out,” said Audrey Richardson.  “I jumped with my baby to break her fall.” Two adults suffered minor injuries , including one woman who broke her foot in the fall and another relative who cut his arm breaking through the glass.   Two young girls were among the six family members who had to make the emergency escape but they weren't hurt.   # BREAKING cell phone video shows what apartment looked like. NW #HOU family of 6 jumped from 2nd story to escape! More on #khou...

TOWSON, MD - Three people died after a fire in Hillendale Sunday morning , according to Baltimore County public safety officials , who identified the deceased as a mother and her two young children. Bra Angah-McCray, 26, Aimee McCray, 4, and Adriel McCray, 3, lived in the apartment in the 6300 block of Holly Lane where the fire occurred, officials said. Preliminary investigation indicated the blaze was accidental and started in the kitchen of their apartment, police reported. Crews were dispatched to the blaze at 4:36 a.m., authorities said, and saw fire showing from the third floor. Photo courtesy of the Red Cross. Because of the time the fire occurred, firefighters said they searched for victims who may have been trapped and found the McCrays unconscious and in critical condition in a bedroom. After first responders tried to resuscitate them at the scene, the mother and one child were taken to St. Joseph Medical Center and another child was taken to Greater Baltimore Medical Center ...

A fire that consumed the entire building of 900 Ashwood Apartments , which was destroyed, left all of the building's 20 residents unscathed and safe, Columbia Fire Battalion Chief Steven Sapp said. The fire started around 6 p.m., but Sapp said the fire department had not yet identified the cause of the fire. "We're still mopping up the hot spots," he said. Two firefighters were taken to the burn center at University Hospital. Both firefighters have since been released. Other damages included burns to two vehicles and substantial damage to a fire vehicle. Sapp said the majority of the residents have found temporary housing with family or friends. Those who could not find housing received vouchers for hotels from the American Red Cross . The American Red Cross also helped residents obtain necessities and clothing. "They lost not only the building, but all it's contents," Sapp said. "Many students lost books and notes." Sapp said he was u...

Sat October 15 2011 7:48 am &nbsphttp://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/?p=48219   Share The Cardinal -- Arlingtoncardinal.com Articles  (E-Mail, Facebook, Twitter & More)&nbsp Des Plaines Truck Company 83 at Forest Cove Apartments balcony fire . Mount Prospect police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 12:40 a.m. Saturday to a report of a balcony on fire at 1729 Forest Cove , Mount Prospect . Firefighters arrived to find fire on the third floor balcony and declared a working fire and request additional response from mutual aid communities . The fire was out by 12:55 a.m. Saturday. Firefighters from Arlington Heights , Des Plaines, Elk Grove Township , Prospect Heights , Rolling Meadows and others assisted Mount Prospect firefighters . Forest Cove Apartments balcony fire " width="595" height="444" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-48228" /> Stay informed with news from The Cardinal’s Emergencies Behind the Scenes Facebook page ...

by Caroline Torie, WSBT 22 Reporter THREE OAKS —  Emergency crews responded early Saturday morning to the scene of an apartment fire in Three Oaks, Michigan. It happened just off of U.S. 12 at Hidden Harbor Villas around 5:40 a.m. Officials on scene say at least one apartment was a total loss. Crews say everyone got out safely. No injures have been reported at this time. Officials credit two men in the apartment building who ran up and down the halls, banging on people’s doors to make sure they were awake and out of the apartment building. The American Red Cross also came to bring first responders and residents food and water. They also talked to displaced residents about their next steps. The Fire Chief said that the fire started on the second floor, in the back left. He says it started in the utility closet. The cause, however, is still under investigation.

A building at Woodcreek Apartments in Ypsilanti Township remains abandoned as the management and insurance company settle a dispute over the insurance settlement. Tom Perkins | For AnnArbor.com An eight-unit, burned-out apartment building in the Woodcreek Apartments off East Forest Avenue continues sitting vacant after a Molotov cocktail attack damaged it in a July 10 arson. A building left vacant with no timetable for demolition or repair is rare in Ypsilanti Township , where officials are tenacious in their efforts to quickly address blight . But this time, the township is caught in the middle of a settlement dispute between an insurance adjuster, Woodcreek management and the building's insurer. Also at stake is $120,000 in insurance money. The insurance adjuster, Craig Trombley of American Adjusters, was hired by Woodreek's owner, Ken Sharrock . Trombley is paid a percentage of the $120,000. The two accuse an Ypsilanti Township building official of putting residen...

Jaleesa Carlisle was sleeping in her Lawndale home, the windows open on a cool summer night , when heat and smoke woke her up early Friday. "You can literally feel the heat because my windows were open," Carlisle said. "You can literally feel the heat coming in, you know, with the smoke. I'm like, is it my building?" She looked out the window and saw flames coming from a nearby apartment building in the 1800 block of South Avers Avenue . She dressed and ran outside to make sure everyone made it out. "I had to do something," she said. Carlisle and another man began yelling for the residents to get out. A woman who lived in the building handed her a child while the woman grabbed a second child, Carlisle said.   "They were a bit shaken," she said. The West Side residents got out safely, but a firefighter suffered burns battling the blaze, which started about 5:15 a.m. Friday in the back porch of the third- floor apartment , according to the ...

Firefighters battled an apartment fire early Thursday morning on Central Ave., according to the Lancaster Fire Department . A fire appeared to heavily damage a second- floor apartment above a business. The building houses Happy Tails Doggie Daycare , which said on Facebook it would be closed on Thursday. The building also houses Today's Dog, a pet boarding and grooming business. The blaze was reported at 1:36 a.m., according to police. No one was believed to be home at the time. No damage estimate was immediately available and the cause of the fire is under investigation. Firefighters from Twin District and Depew assisted, the Lancaster Fire Department posted on Facebook.

Dallas Fire Rescue working a large apartment fire in North Dallas. NE Division helping with traffic and crowds. pic.twitter.com/VZ2TvnKtq5 — Dallas Air One (@DPDAir1) April 6, 2016 Updated at 7:40 p.m. Wednesday: Dallas firefighters fought a two-alarm blaze at a Far Northeast Dallas apartment complex Tuesday night . Fire was coming from the roof of the Waterchase Apartments when firefighters arrived shortly after 8 p.m. in the 12300 block of Plano Road, near West Walnut Street , Dallas Fire- Rescue spokesman Jason Evans said. Firefighters extinguished the blaze about 10 p.m. No injuries were reported, he said. The fire severely damaged the attic, but only one unit sustained fire and content damage. The American Red Cross has been called to help those displaced. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Firefighters were back at the scene of an apartment fire in Maple Ridge, B.C., Friday morning. The fire flared up again just as crews were preparing to leave around 6:45 a.m. PT. The two- alarm fire started in a bedroom on the third floor of the four-storey building on the 2300-block of McIntosh Avenue Thursday night . It was finally extinguished by 8:30 a.m. Fire crews said the fire spread quickly because there were no sprinklers in the building, but much of the damage was caused by fire hose water . Around 30 people were forced from the building, and an elderly couple and a dog had to be rescued by ladder off the balconies. One person was taken to hospital for smoke inhalation. The residents were taken to a nearby hotel and some have already been told it could be months before they are able to move back in. A marijuana grow-op was also discovered in a suite on the third floor of the building, but firefighters said they did not think it was linked to the fire. Police are expected t...

ST. LOUIS • New details are emerging from police about the neighbor dispute that brought police Tuesday to the home of Kenny “Kiwi” Herring, who was then killed in a confrontation with officers. In court documents filed in St. Louis Circuit Court , police say Herring had accused a downstairs neighbor that morning of starting a fire on a back deck. Herring then stabbed that neighbor after Herring’s partner provided the kitchen knife, police say. Herring was fatally shot by police after Herring, in a scuffle with officers, cut an officer on the arm. Herring’s partner, Kristy Lynn Thompson , is jailed on assault charges for handing the knife to Herring. And the neighbor who was stabbed was hospitalized with stab wounds. The victim suffered a collapsed lung in the attack, police say. The two officers who fired the shots are on administrative leave, as is protocol, while the case is being reviewed. +10  Kenny "Kiwi" Herring, in a photo posted on social med...

Kansas City firefighters now take two simple safety steps that might have saved the lives of two colleagues in a 2015 building collapse . The steps were among the recommendations in a federal report released Thursday . Emergency tones are sounded, as they were two years ago, when firefighters are ordered out of a collapse zone. But now heads are counted to make sure everyone got the message — which was not done before. Fire Chief Paul Berardi acknowledged those steps might have saved the lives of John Mesh and Larry Leggio, who perished at a fire scene on Independence Boulevard. The federal report cites a series of operational failures that contributed to the firefighters’ deaths. The report said the two men should not have been in an alley next to the three-story building after all personnel were directed to pull back because of fears the walls would collapse. Six minutes after that order was given, they died in an avalanche of bricks. Poor communication and the failure to establi...

Share this article: A Los Angeles Fire Department truck . Photo by John Schreiber. An explosion and fire at an apartment building in South Pasadena Tuesday left a woman seriously injured, police said. Firefighters and police officers were sent to the 1700 block of Huntington Drive about 6:30 a.m., according to the Pasadena Police Department . The 12-unit complex was evacuated, and firefighters quickly extinguished the flames. The woman, who was not immediately identified, was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, police said. Investigators were seeking the cause of the explosion and fire. –City News Service Explosion and fire in Pasadena: apartment building evacuated , woman seriously injured was last modified: August 15th, 2017 by Christina Kelley >> Want to read more stories like this? Get our Free Daily Newsletters Here! Follow us: