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Firework fire destroys 2 homes, burns firefighter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:43 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Two homes were destroyed in an overnight fire that injured one of the firefighters on the scene.South Metro Fire Rescue said the fire was burning two homes on Kimball Street in Parker at 12:23 a.m. Tuesday. Two minutes later, they tweeted that a second alarm had been transmitted. I-70 closed in Denver for shooting investigation A couple of hours later, they said one firefighter was transported to the hospital with "a minor burn injury." The investigators determined that the fire was caused by "improper disposal of legal fireworks" in a plastic bin outside of the garage.According to South Metro Fire Rescue, both homes were destroyed and families were displaced.

Lighting fireworks? Here's how to dispose of them properly and avoid fire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:43 GMT

PARKER, Colo. (KDVR) -- A two-alarm fire destroyed two homes in Parker overnight and injured a firefighter. The fire sparked in the 10700 block of Kimball Street.Fire investigators say the cause was the improper disposal of legal fireworks. The used fireworks were placed in a plastic bin outside the garage of one of the homes."There was still enough heat left in that firework that it smoldered, created open flame, spread to that plastic trash can, spread to the fencing, and then up the sides of the house," public information officer Eric Hurst said.3 steps to dispose of fireworksHurst said the fireworks were permissible in the area because they didn't leave the ground or explode, but they still pose a risk and need to be disposed of properly."What that means is taking all of those spent fireworks with gloved hands, making sure you don't get burned, and submersing them into a bucket of water, or an old metal can — anything that you may have around the house that's non-combustibl...

Denver weather: July 4th storms bring heavy rain, wind, hail threat

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:43 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The July Fourth evening will include scattered showers and thunderstorms in the Denver weather forecast, so that may affect Independence Day plans. Be prepared to move inside or find shelter should a storm head your way. Tuesday is a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for the risk of severe thunderstorms with heavy rain, gusty wind, lightning and hail.Storm threats from Pinpoint WeatherWeather tonight: Showers overnightThe threat of severe weather should slowly diminish between sunset and midnight. However, there will be possible shows and even a rumble of thunder during the overnight hours. Colorado July 4th fireworks 2023: Schedule and cancellations It'll stay fairly cloudy and there could be some patchy fog too. Rain chances will still be around for several more days.Rain chances for the week ahead from Pinpoint WeatherWeather tomorrow: More rain and coolerAdditional showers and a few thunderstorms will be around on Wednesday for Denver and northeast Colorado. It will b...

Scare at the shore as shark comes close to swimmers in Navarre Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:43 GMT

NAVARRE BEACH, Fla. (WSVN)- A scare at the shore of a Florida beach, as a shark comes close to swimmers in Navarre Beach.“Waves crashing…Hurry, hurry!” said one of the swimmers. People at the beach spotted the fin at Navarre Beach up in the Panhandle and swimmers scrambled to get out of the water, Monday.A beachgoer said the shark was trying to feed on a school of fish before it swam away.

Decades later: Couple goes viral after engagement proposal at Tampa International Airport

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:43 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (WSVN) – A love connection spanning six decades was rekindled at Tampa International Airport and has now gone viral. Dr. Thomas McMeekin, a dermatologist, surprised Nancy Gambell, a woman he had first met in high school, with a heartfelt marriage proposal that has since gone viral on social media.The reunion of these long-lost high school sweethearts has left both Gambell and McMeekin in awe. “We admired each other from a distance. I never thought I had a chance with her,” McMeekin revealed. Their initial connection bloomed during their high school days in California, where Nancy served as a cheerleader and Thomas was smitten by her charms.Although they briefly dated during their college years, life took them on separate paths, and they eventually married other people. The first high school reunion a decade ago failed to bring them together, as both were committed to their respective spouses at the time. However, fate intervened when Thomas RSVP’d...

State police reopen gates to Esplanade after weather prompts closure ahead of Boston Pops Fourth of July Spectacular

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:43 GMT

State police reopened security checkpoints onto the Esplanade Tuesday afternoon, hours after temporarily closing gates due to the risk of heavy rain and lighting and hours before this year’s Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular is scheduled to begin.Gates opened for the Fireworks Spectacular at 12 p.m. to a rush of attendees. In an update around 2:30 p.m., state police announced they were temporarily suspending entry onto the Esplanade.A state police spokesperson said visitors already on the Esplanade had the option to voluntarily evacuate if they wanted to, with the option to be re-screened for re-admittance later in the day.“This is being done so that if we do have to evacuate the venue in case of lightning, fewer visitors will have to be evacuated,” state police said of the decision to temporarily suspend entry. In a later update, police said checkpoints would reopen at 5 p.m. and the screening process would resume. Police said the Pops concert and fireworks will begin as ...

WATCH: Surveillance video shows car crash into Laconia, NH bar

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:43 GMT

New video shared with 7NEWS shows the crash that sent a car smashing into a bar in Laconia, New Hampshire over the weekend. The crash happened on Sunday afternoon near the Looney Bin Bar & Grill off Endicott Street. In surveillance video, a car can be seen pulling out of a lot across the street into a lane of traffic. The car hits an oncoming car, sending it slamming into the Looney Bin Bar & Grill building. The impact sent 14 people to the hospital, officials said. Two of the patients who were transported had significant lower leg injuries, while the others had lacerations. Twenty people were evaluated at the scene and didn’t require medical transport.The bar’s owner told 7NEWS on Sunday it was a miracle that no one was killed and credited patrons with springing into action to help the wounded.The bar now plans to reopen after making repairs.

Five dead in Philadelphia shooting that’s nation’s worst violence around July 4

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:43 GMT

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and RON TODT (Associated Press)PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A 40-year-old killed one man in a house before fatally shooting four others on the streets of a Philadelphia neighborhood, then surrendering to police officers after being cornered in an alley with an assault rifle, a pistol, extra magazines, a police scanner and a bulletproof vest, police said. A 2-year-old boy and a 13-year-old were also wounded in the Monday night violence that made the working-class area of Kingsessing the site of the nation’s worst violence around the July Fourth holiday.Police called to the scene found gunshot victims and started to help them before hearing more shots. Some officers rushed victims to hospitals while others ran toward the gunfire and chased the firing suspect. Officers ultimately arrested the assailant in an alley, Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said at a news conference. The shooter had no connection to the victims before the shooting, she said. “On...

Shots fired into a crowd of hundreds after a holiday festival in Texas leave 3 dead, 8 injured

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:43 GMT

By JAMIE STENGLE (Associated Press)DALLAS (AP) — Three people were killed and eight others injured when several men fired indiscriminately into a crowd of hundreds that had gathered in a Texas neighborhood following a festival in the area, authorities said Tuesday.No arrests have yet been made or suspects identified in the shooting at about 11:47 p.m. Monday in the Fort Worth neighborhood of Como, police said. Police said none of the injured are suspects in the shooting.The shooting erupted about two hours after the end of the Independence Day celebration called ComoFest in the historically Black neighborhood. That celebration had been held in a park a several blocks away from the area where the shots were fired.Police said Tuesday that the shooting on Horne Street, where a large crowd had gathered, was “separate from and unrelated to ComoFest.”A chaotic scene followed the shooting as people tried to flee on foot and in vehicles as shots rang out, according to auth...

Massachusetts State Police reopen Esplanade Fourth of July event following its closure due to weather concerns

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:02:43 GMT

The Massachusetts State Police said it lifted its closure of the Fourth of July event at the Esplanade after its shutdown two and a half hours earlier out of caution for the bad weather.“We will re-open the security checkpoints into the Esplanade at 5PM,” the agency updated via email shortly before 5 p.m. “The screening process will resume; visitors will be allowed in to watch the concert and fireworks, which will begin as scheduled. We thank the public for their patience during this temporary restriction.”The MSP at around 2:30 p.m. published an “URGENT” tweet: “Due to expected heavy rain and possibility of lightning thru 5 PM we are temporarily suspending entry onto the Esplanade at the security checkpoints. This is being done so that if we do have to evacuate venue in case of lightning, fewer visitors will have to be evacuated.”The warning was bolstered by an emergency alert, which was automatically pushed to this reporter’s phone at 3:18...