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Cooking leads to apartment fire in Roanoke
One person was taken to the hospital after a fire Sunday evening in Roanoke. It happened in the 2300 block of Longview Avenue. By the time firefighters made it inside the apartment, they found heavy smoke and fire in the kitchen. Two people were...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Heavy Engineering, Manufacturing and Engineering
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VDOT owns home that went up in flames Tuesday
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistWDBJ 7 is learning new details about Tuesday night’s house fire along 13th Street in Roanoke. According to the Roanoke City Fire Department, the house had been scheduled for demolition for months. Fire officials soon determined someone...Tags: Virginia Department of Transportation
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Two lawsuits settled in fatal Rocky Mount fire truck wreck
Two lawsuits stemming from a 2010 wreck that killed two Rocky Mount volunteer firefighters have been settled. One lawsuit was filed by Teri Anne Valentine against the estate of Fire Chief Posey Dillon. Dillon's estate filed the other lawsuit against...
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Teenager credits neighbor for saving him from Hollins Road fire
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistA local firefighter is recovering at home after a roof collapsed on him while trying to put out a fire. Roanoke City and County Fire Departments arrived at a townhome complex located off of Hollins Road around 4:15 pm on Tuesday. Neighbors said they...Tags: American Red Cross
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Discarded cigarette butt causes heavy fire damage to Roanoke townhome
An improperly discarded cigarette butt was determined as the cause of a fire that left a Roanoke townhouse heavily damaged, a firefighter injured, and a portion of Hollins road closed to traffic on Tuesday afternoon. According to a news release, the...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Disasters and Accidents, Heavy Engineering, Manufacturing and Engineering, American Red Cross
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Donation helping Big Island fire department overcome financial difficulties
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefA generous gift could help some Bedford County firefighters overcome their financial troubles. The Big Island Fire Department is auctioning off a private sky box at Lynchburg's city stadium. Billy Craft Honda and Kidd's Restoration & Cleaning...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Auction Service, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia)
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UPDATED: Fire heavily damages home in Clifton Forge
Assignment ManagerA house gutted by a fire Thursday morning will have to be torn down, according to Clifton Forge's fire chief. Chief Mark Nicely said flames were already tearing through the roof of the house as the first fire truck left the station nearby. All...Tags: American Red Cross
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