Alice (TX) Firefighter Dies After Contracting COVID-19

Firefighter fatality

The U.S. Fire Administration released a notice on the death of a firefighter with the Alice (TX) Fire Department after he contracted the coronavirus.

Driver/Operator Robert Liguez, 52, contracted COVID-19 while responding to numerous EMS calls. Many of the patients he assisted tested positive for the virus. He passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021.

82-Year-Old Woman Dies in Wheatfield (NY) House Fire

An 82-year-old woman died in a house fire late Friday in the Town of Wheatfield, the Niagara County Sheriff's Office said.

Fire Destroys Peterborough (NH) Home

Firefighters battled a fire Sunday afternoon that destroyed a single-family home on Nichols Road in Peterborough.