Saugus MA Firefighter Released from Hospital After Three-Alarm Fire

A Saugus firefighter was treated and released from a Boston hospital after being rushed from the scene of a three-alarm fire in Malden Friday, reports The Daily Item (http://bit.ly/1ma5zY1)

“He went home this afternoon and he appears to be okay” Saugus Fire Chief Don McQuaid said Friday evening. “They were working really, really hard and may have been dehydrated and got some dizziness.”

Firefighters responded to a fire at a home at 63 Converse Ave., Malden at 5:32 a.m. and found a family of seven waiting outside. A third alarm brought firefighters from Saugus, Revere and other communities into action. The Saugus firefighter was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. There were no other injuries reported.

 

Queens Battery Fire

Fire in Off-the-Books e-Bike Battery Repair Shop in Queens (NY) Injures Firefighter, 3 Residents

An off-the-books e-bike battery repair shop in the basement of a Queens home sparked a massive Friday morning blaze that left a firefighter and three building residents hospitalized, FDNY officials said.
Baldwinsville (NY) Apartment Fire

Large Fire Rips Through Baldwinsville (NY) Apartment Buildings, Roof Collapses

Firefighters are battling a large fire Friday night in a Baldwinsville apartment complex that’s caused the roof to collapse on at least one building.