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About 15 fire departments, 30 fire trucks and 70 firefighters responded to the blaze, which was brought under control in about an hour, Terrell told the Akron Beacon Journal.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026 Machado, who worked as a firefighter for the Madison Fire Protection District before joining the Sheriff’s Office, was granted bail without GPS monitoring in June.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2026 Seconds later, a powerful explosion blasted through the doorway, shattering windows and sending vertical blinds and debris flying as firefighters quickly retreated from the building.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026 The operation was coordinated by an urban search and rescue team of Chilean firefighters, who worked around the clock with specialized teams from the United States, Portugal, Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Venezuela.—ABC News,
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