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A dozen firefighters and one civilian bystander were taken to a hospital following a trash truck explosion in Riverside County, California. The explosion occurred bear Butterfield Stage and Rancho California roads, according to Cal Fire Riverside, the county firefighting and rescue service. Firefighters were called to the scene of a trash truck in flames about midmorning. The truck was pulled over to the side of the road when the firefighters arrived on scene. While the firefighters battled the blaze, a…

A yet to be controlled fire at a Harris County waste management facility has resulted in the evacuation of everyone within a half mile radius of the VLS Recovery Services plant. While no injuries have yet been reported in the Harris County industrial accident, a thick plume of toxic smoke is spreading from the blaze and over the surrounding area. As of midafternoon, officials have not reported what toxins are thought to be contained in the spreading black smoke plume….

A large fire of currently unknown origins caused an industrial facility outside Hockley to go up in flames mid-morning on Saturday. The Hockley industrial fire resulted in the release of a sizable and growing plume of black smoke, spreading over the facility and the surrounding area. The substances or chemicals involved in the Hockley industrial fire have not yet been identified. However, officials from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office believe that the smoke plume contains toxic substances. Firefighters from multiple…

Two children were taken to the hospital following a McAllen school bus accident. The school bus was transported 13 children at the time of the crash. The bus was rear-ended by a person driving a Chevy Blazer. The driver of the Blazer was speeding at the time of the collision. The Chevy Blazer driver that caused the school bus accident fled the scene. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the two students were hospitalized for unknown injuries. The…

Four people boarded an elevator giving little thought to riding on the lift. The building and elevator in question is located in Omaha, Nebraska. Within seconds after the elevator doors shut, the four young adults experienced the stuff of a horror movie. Flood waters came rushing into the lobby of the building where the elevator was located. The elevator started to rapidly fill up with water, leaving the four people inside the lift in a truly perilous situation. The four…