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A Foster City resident was arrested in connection with a six-alarm blaze at the Spinnaker Cove condo complex that damaged about 50 units and injured four firefighters; Keith Tompkins faces charges including unlawfully causing a fire resulting in firefighter injuries, obstructing and delaying investigations, with investigators pointing to an unattended gas grill as the likely cause while the case continues.
San Mateo County crews battled a large condo fire in Foster City on Sea Spray Lane that quickly escalated to a 6-alarm response. All residents and pets were evacuated, with some rescued from third-floor windows. Four firefighters sustained minor injuries (burns and smoke inhalation), two of whom were hospitalized. A mayday was sounded during operations. The fire began on the first floor and spread upward; investigators are probing its cause as heavy smoke closes area and operations continue for hours.
A Foster City apartment complex fire escalated to a 6-alarm blaze, prompting evacuations and several rescues as three firefighters were injured (two with smoke inhalation, one with a burn) and treated on scene or hospitalized, with Red Cross assistance for displaced residents while crews continue dousing the flames.
A hit-and-run driver in Wilmington, North Carolina, crashed into a veterinary clinic causing a gas explosion that injured three firefighters. The driver, Jason Lee Beach, was charged with multiple offenses including DWI with serious injury, and fled the scene before being apprehended. The explosion occurred while firefighters were searching the building, which was empty at the time, and resulted in injuries but no civilian casualties.
A fireworks warehouse explosion in Yolo County, California, resulted in a fire, mandatory evacuations, and seven people unaccounted for, with two injured and ongoing rescue efforts.
James Muller, a 25-year-old firefighter with the Irmo Fire District, died in the line of duty after being trapped inside a Columbia apartment that collapsed during a fire. Six other firefighters were injured and taken to the hospital. Two residents were rescued and taken to the hospital, while 19 people were displaced. Muller recently graduated from the Officer Academy in March and was described as a caring husband, father, and fireman. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.