Donation brings extra oxygen to the Wilmington Fire Department
During the Wilmington Fire Department's staff meeting Tuesday morning, a local resident presented a donation of 12 respirators that provide firefighters with 15 extra minutes of oxygen during an...
View ArticleWoman hospitalized after house fire
A Wilmington woman was taken to the hospital Wednesday morning after a fire destroyed her home, according to a news release. At 3:47 a.m., the Wilmington Fire Department responded to a fire at 1101 W....
View ArticleUPDATE: Fifth Avenue house fire ruled accidental
A house fire that broke out at 908 N. Fifth Ave. on Tuesday has been ruled accidental, believed to have been ignited by an electrical failure in the ceiling, fire officials said. No one was home at the...
View ArticleFire breaks out at manufacturing facility
Workers trying to fix a piece of equipment accidentally sparked a fire at a manufacturing facility off U.S. 421 Wednesday afternoon, an official said. … Read More »
View ArticleAuthorities respond to wreck on Market Street
One person was taken to the hospital after a wreck this afternoon on Market Street, authorities said. The woman, who was a passenger in a mini-van involved in the crash, went to New Hanover Regional...
View ArticleWilmington Fire Department purchases thermal imaging cameras
With a donation, the Wilmington Fire Department purchased two thermal imaging cameras to help firefighters find victims trapped in a burning building, among other applications. … Read More »
View ArticleFire damages Wilmington home
A blaze Wilmington fire officials say was caused by unattended cooking damaged a home on N. 31st Street early Saturday.… Read More »
View ArticleFire expo planned for Independence Mall
The Wilmington Fire Department will be holding its 7th Annual Fire Expo at Independence Mall on Friday, an event designed to teach children about fire safety and help residents create a home escape...
View ArticleUPDATE: 2 injured in separate, related accidents on Independence Boulevard
Independence Boulevard has re-opened following two separate but related wrecks that sent two people to the hospital Tuesday afternoon. … Read More »
View ArticleFire destroys Wilmington home
Unattended cooking is to blame for an early morning fire Tuesday that destroyed a Ninth Street home in Wilmington, a fire official said. According to Wilmington Fire Battalion Chief David Hines, when...
View ArticleArsonist torches Wilmington police undercover vehicle
Investigators believe that an undercover Wilmington Police Department minivan torched beyond recognition early Sunday morning was the work of an arsonist. … Read More »
View ArticleGas leak stopped, residents allowed back home
Residents were allowed to return to their homes Tuesday after a natural gas leak prompted the evacuation of several houses in the 900 and 1000 blocks of South Sixth Street. According to Battalion Chief...
View ArticleFamily displaced by lack of electricity following small fire
An electrical fire that caused minimal damage, but prompted crews to cut electricity to the house, displaced a family on Bryan Road on Thursday morning, an official said. The Red Cross was called in to...
View ArticleKitchen fire causes $20,000 damage
A kitchen fire Friday in an apartment at 212 Grass Lane caused about $20,000 damage to the structure and contents, according to Battalion Chief Sammy Flowers of the Wilmington Fire Department. Fire...
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