Multiple Atlanta firefighters were injured Wednesday after a semi-truck slammed into their fire truck while they were working at the scene of a vehicle fire in the eastbound lanes of I-285. According to a report from Fox 5, firefighters had responded to a...
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Firefighter Overturns Engine While Avoiding Alleged Drunk Driver
According to a report from WSB-TV2, a fire engine overturned on GA 3 in Gordon County Monday afternoon while the firefighter driving the vehicle attempted to avoid an accident with an alleged drunk driver. Troopers from Georgia State Patrol responded to the scene...
Woman Injured in Southwest Atlanta Fire
A Tuesday morning house fire in southwest Atlanta sent one woman to the hospital and authorities are still investigating the cause. The fire was reported at a home on Oriole Drive in Audobon Forest that was occupied by the injured woman, her teenage daughter, and a...
Fatal Fire in SW Atlanta, Multiple Injuries
A man died last week and his mother was seriously injured after firefighters rescued them from a house fire in Southwest Atlanta. Firefighters say that they arrived at a chaotic scene Wednesday night, with heavy smoke visible as they entered the Colorado Trail...
Driver Killed in Car Fire South of Downtown Atlanta
A driver was killed late Friday night in a car fire south of downtown following a two-car accident. According to the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, the accident occurred on I-75/85 at around 11 pm, when one vehicle was attempting to pass another as both were...
Fire at Lenox Square Parking Garage Injures Man
A Saturday evening at Lenox Square Mall turned dangerous due to a fire that engulfed two vehicles in the parking garage. According to Atlanta Fire and Rescue, crews were called to the mall by individuals at the Buckhead structure who reported smoke in the garage and a...
Woman Injured After Her Car Becomes Pinned Beneath a Dump Truck
A woman in Atlanta was injured in a motor vehicle accident involving a dump truck on Monday afternoon, resulting in a difficult rescue. According to the DeKalb County Fire Department, the accident occurred at around 1 PM on Rogers Lake Road and South Deshon Road. When...
Five Family Members Killed in Decatur House Fire
Five family members, including two young children, were killed in the early hours Tuesday after a fire engulfed a home in Decatur. The fire broke out just after midnight, and upon arrival at the scene, firefighters noticed heavy smoke and flames coming from the...
Elevator Collapse Kills Student in Atlanta
A student was crushed between the top of the elevator and the floor of the shaft for nearly an hour, with witnesses able to see the lower half of his body dangling.
Emergency Response to Fulton County Accident
Last week, on Fulton County’s first day of school, a major accident involving an overturned semi-truck resulted in the closure of all lanes of southbound I-285 before Langford Parkway, just before 8 am.