Jacksonville man loses 2 of 4 dogs in early morning house fire

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – In the dark and cold of Tuesday morning, around 2 a.m., a harsh reality set in for Jerry Yount. His home burst into flames. It might have…

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Heating pad fire at Cascade Apartments in Northwest Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Two adults were displaced after a “heating pad malfunction” caused a fire to erupt and damaged multiple units at a Northwest Jacksonville apartment complex Friday afternoon, according…

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Home, apartment catch on fire in two separate incidents Friday

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department firefighters responded to two residential fires, one in a home and another one in an apartment complex, on Friday. The first fire…

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House fire on Hunt Street in Jacksonville on Black Friday 2023

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department says the fire occurred in the 4500 block of Hunt Street. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department says crews are on…

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Northbound lanes on I-95 near International Golf Parkway reopen after car fire

Multiple lanes in St. Johns County on I-95 were blocked Thursday as fire crews worked to put out a car fire. (St. Johns County Fire Rescue) ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla….

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Fire at Westland Park Apartments in Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The cause of a fire that occurred at an apartment complex in the Argyle Forest area of Jacksonville Wednesday morning is under investigation by the Bureau of…

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JFRD: Multiple cats dead from ‘accidental’ residential structure fire in Arlington area

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — This is a developing story. The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department says a crew is currently working on a residential structure fire in the Arlington area Thursday…

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Fire destroys Flagler Playhouse | firstcoastnews.com

Flagler County Fire Marshal Jerry Smith said firefighters were worried the building would collapse. FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — This story was originally reported by WESH. Fire ripped through a historic Central Florida…

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Survivor describes escaping apartment fire by jumping from 2nd-story window

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jump… or die. That was the choice Krystal King faced Oct. 11 when she awoke to find her apartment building ablaze. King said the flames were not…

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Fire reported at Georgia Pacific Paper Mill in Putnam County

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — The Putnam County Fire Rescue reported a fire at the Georgia Pacific Paper Mill in Palatka Wednesday night. PCFR posted on Facebook around 9 p.m. that…

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