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Captured on video: 'Flashover' at Olathe, Kansas house fire.
Cop saves dog, cat is missing.
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San Francisco Fire Department releases report into deaths of Lt. Vincent Perez and FF/PM Anthony Valerio. Flashover caused when glass in sliding door shattered.
Chief says the key factor in the deaths was the window breaking which firefighters had not control over.
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UPDATE – More video from FDNY bail out: Rescue 2 firefighter in flames exits a Brooklyn brownstone. Five injured in Crown Heights fire.
Witnesses describe efforts to rescue firefighter.
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Cal OSHA fines San Francisco FD for two in, two out & more in fire that killed two firefighters. Chief disputes findings.
Cal OSHA cites three serious violations. FD says it will appeal.
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Early video: Chicago firefighters pull up to heavy fire conditions in Lincoln Park.
Building collapse caught on video.
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Update from San Francisco: Firefighter/Paramedic Anthony Valerio dies from injuries.
Lt. Vincent Perez died on Thursday.
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UPDATE: More details about San Francisco fire that killed Lt. Vincent Perez & critically burned FF Anthony Valerio. Union president says they were above main body of fire.
Wind conditions mentioned by union president as possibly contributing to fire's intensity.
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