Firefighters rescued a dog from a Midtown kitchen fire that killed several other pets Friday night. Responding to a possible cooler fire, firefighters found floor-to-ceiling smoke when they broke down the front door of the home.
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Three adults were displaced Saturday evening after a fire tore through their Midtown home causing about $40,000 in damage, authorities said. Read more»
An early morning fire at a Midtown restaurant took a team of 27 firefighters about 36 minutes to bring under control, officials said. Read more»
A fire at a 4th Avenue clothing store overnight took a team of 23 firefighters about 10 minutes to control. "The building is fine and our merchandise is safe," a message posted on Desert Vintage's Facebook page said Friday morning. Read more»
Crews fighting a fire at a storage facility on South Palo Verde Road on Thursday night knocked down 30-foot flames as they halted a blaze that caused $50,000 in damage, a Tucson Fire Department spokesman said. Read more» 1
An issue that saw some 911 callers in Tucson unable to communicate with dispatchers has been resolved, officials said. Earlier Saturday, city officials said dispatchers could hear callers, but some callers on cell phones could not hear the 911 operators. Read more»
A large pile of burning mattresses and furniture came close to spreading a fire to the interior of a Tucson thrift store Friday morning. Twenty-four firefighters quickly brought a blaze at Value Village under control, but not before several fire sprinklers inside were set off. Read more»
