Category Archives: burns
Miami, FL – Woman Hospitalized After Apt Fire at 62nd & 12th Ct
Miami, FL (September 22, 2023) – A woman suffered severe burns in a Miami apartment fire and was rushed to the hospital on Friday, September 22. EMTs transported the victim to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center. In the interim, firefighters with the Miami Fire Department tried to put out the fire at the… Read More »
Boca Raton, FL – One Dead, One Hurt in Boca Gardens Apt Fire
Boca Raton, FL (September 22, 2023) – On Friday morning, the Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Department was called to a deadly fire on Boca Gardens Circle. After 8:20 a.m., fire rescue officials responded to a call about flames and thick black smoke coming from inside a unit of a quadplex apartment complex. Within… Read More »
Fort Lauderdale Warehouse Fire
A Fort Lauderdale area warehouse was destroyed in a recent fire that was caused by human error. Response teams were able to get the fire under control, though additional explosions and small fires resulted from the original fire which was caused when a worker accidentally punctured a container of an explosive chemical compound, according… Read More »
Ringing In The New Year With A Bang
The end of an old year and the beginning of a new one – so many of us are more than ready to see what the new year shall bring. Along with the parties and festive celebrations, many revelers may choose to celebrate with fireworks, but when making those plans for fireworks displays, safety… Read More »
Home Fire Injuries
Several people in the Miami area have been the victims of fires at home in recent days. In one incident in Miami-Dade County, a victim suffered injuries as a result of an apartment fire and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment for burns on their face and chest. In a separate incident… Read More »
Fire At Fort Lauderdale Airport Forces Evacuation
Travelers passing through the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport avoided injury after a terminal was evacuated due to a small fire that was reported in a terminal cleaning closet. Several hundred passengers were affected; those who had already passed through security were made to wait on the tarmac, and those who were not yet through… Read More »
Fort Lauderdale Apartment Fire Victim Hospitalized
A Fort Lauderdale apartment building was the site of a recent fire during which several people were injured, one of whom sustained injuries serious enough to require hospitalization. According to the reports, the injured parties were all treated at the scene and none had sustained injuries serious enough to be life-threatening. The fire was… Read More »
Shocking Experience At New Aldi Construction
A routine day at work became anything but that recently when a local man suffered serious injuries during electrical work at a new Aldi grocery store and was taken to the hospital for treatment of serious burns on his upper body. The man is an employee of an air conditioning company and was working… Read More »
Electrical Worker Severely Injured During Fire
Electrical work is inherently dangerous – often working with live wires and in precarious work environments – and accidents can easily occur that cause significant injuries, including death. One local electrical worker recently experienced extreme burns while performing electrical work; according to reports, the worker was in a bucket truck and believed to have… Read More »
Performer And Students Injured At Pep Rally
Pep rallies are supposed to get a crowd fired up, but a local school got more fired up than they anticipated when a fire breather act at a St. Patrick’s Day pep rally went drastically wrong. According to this story, a part of the entertainment for the rally was a fire breather who, during… Read More »
