A total of 23 residents were displaced and two firefighters were injured in a fire that burned two homes and a garage in Centralia early this morning.
When Riverside Fire Authority firefighters responded to the blaze in the 300 block of North Gold Street at about 2:30 a.m., they found two adjacent homes, a garage and three cars ablaze, said fire authority Chief Jim Walkowski.
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A Toledo firefighter was injured after falling through a hole in the floor while battling a blaze early this morning (Oct. 30), according to WTOL-TV.
The house fire occurred at approximately 1:30 a.m. in the 2100 block of Plum Leaf and started in a crawl space and burned through the floor, officials told the news station/
The injured firefighter was transported to St. Vincent Hospital and Medical Center to be treated for burns on his body.
Acting on a tip, Kissimmee fire officials today determined that two residents trying to exterminate bees sparked a fire that left 30 people homeless and destroyed a building.
Two residents doused a beehive with flammable spray as it hung from a second-floor landing at Villa del Sol condominiums, firefighters said. They then lit a match and touched it to the hive, causing flames to erupt.
