Close to 50,000 massage guns sold in the United States have been recalled due to fire and burn hazards, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday.
The recall involves Homedics' "Therapist Select Percussion Personal Massagers," which can overheat while charging. The CPSC said there have been 17 reports of the massage guns overheating, with one report of a consumer suffering a burnt thumb. - PUB DATE: 1/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NECN
VIDEO: Firefighters battled a massive fire at the South Florida home of Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill on Wednesday afternoon.
The fire broke out shortly before 2 p.m. at the home in the 16000 block of Berkshire Court in a gated community in Southwest Ranches.
Aerial footage from Chopper 6 showed heavy smoke coming from the mansion as crews poured water onto it and firefighters cut holes into sections of the roof. - PUB DATE: 1/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVJ-TV NBC 6 Miami
PHOTOS: Just six decades ago, you had a better chance of surviving a gunshot wound during the Vietnam War than by being treated in an ambulance on the way to the hospital in the U.S.
It's hard to imagine American cities without the blaring, screeching presence of ambulances, but in fact, emergency response services are a relatively new phenomenon. - PUB DATE: 1/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Clinton Chronicle
VIDEO: Every winter when conditions are right, volunteers in Eagle River cut nearly 300 blocks of ice from a local lake and stack them into an ice castle. The last ice castle built was 2 years ago and time is running out for this year.
The month of December was unusually warm, which is affecting communities like Eagle River. - PUB DATE: 1/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander
VIDEOS: Wednesday marked 10 years since a fire ripped through what was then Fifth Third Ballpark, forcing the West Michigan Whitecaps to overhaul their plans for the season and rebuild on the fly, all while welcoming fans to the field.
The fire started late in the morning on Jan. 3, 2014. Investigators determined that a space heater used by a work crew inside one of the suites along the first base line started the blaze. - PUB DATE: 1/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WOOD-TV NBC 8 Grand Rapids
The former Gault Middle School in Tacoma is on fire early Wednesday morning.
The Tacoma Fire Department (TFD) responded to the building at around 4 a.m. Crews chose not to go inside because the building has been designated as "dangerous and derelict." The fire department has responded to multiple fires at this building since it was vacated over a decade ago. - PUB DATE: 1/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle
There has been a barrier-breaking first on Long Island.
On Tuesday, a fire department created back in 1898 swore in its first Afro/Latino fire commissioner.
In a very diverse community, African-American leaders say that's reason to celebrate.
Rasheen "Roc" Williams' extended family and his fire department family applauded him in a historic first. - PUB DATE: 1/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York
VIDEO: Maury County first responders are getting more reports of car crashes - not from people, but from an emergency iPhone feature. It senses when you go from a high rate of speed to suddenly stopping and will automatically call 911.
“We receive these calls very often,” Maury County Fire Department’s Savannah Maddison said. - PUB DATE: 1/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSMV-TV NBC 4 Nashville
There’s no evidence of terrorism in the fiery New Year’s Day crash that saw the driver of an SUV stashed with gas canisters speed toward pedestrians and collide with a car, killing two people and injuring several more after a concert in Rochester, New York, police said.
The suspect, identified as Michael Avery, 35, of the Syracuse area, died Monday night from injuries sustained in the crash, officials said. - PUB DATE: 1/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC News
VIDEO: Boston firefighters who were responding to a fire at an apartment building in Mattapan on Saturday heard gunshots as they arrived, according to officials.
Deputy Fire Chief Michael Doherty said the department received a call at 11:35 a.m. for a fire at 50 Fairlawn Ave., an apartment building in a complex that is off the Cummins Highway. - PUB DATE: 1/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCVB-TV ABC 5 Boston
VIDEO/PHOTOS: We've been talking about the story all week – how a man survived six days pinned inside his truck underneath Interstate 94 in Northwest Indiana.
On Thursday, first responders filled us in on the chaos and conditions they encountered while trying to free Matt Reum from his vehicle.
CBS 2's Lauren Victory climbed into the spot in Salt Creek near Portage, Indiana, where Reum was trapped in his truck. - PUB DATE: 1/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBBM-TV CBS 2 Chicago
VIDEO: Ninety-three years ago, the first North Dakota State Capitol Building burned down.
According to the State Historical Society, on Sunday, December 28, 1930, a janitor discovered the fourth floor was on fire.
It says even though he called the fire department immediately, the building was still a total loss with only the two lower floors and the north wing not completely destroyed. - PUB DATE: 1/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFYR-TV NBC/FOX 5 Bismarck
A popular line of portable blenders could pose a danger to customers, and the brand is asking owners to stop using them immediately, because they can catch fire or slash people.
BlendJet is voluntary recalling 4.8 million of its BlendJet2 blenders, according to statements from the company and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. - PUB DATE: 1/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN Business
VIDEO: A fire that forced hundreds of people from their homes for the holidays in Queens was caused by a contractor illegally using a torch, FDNY officials say.
Fire officials say the contractor was using the torch to heat lead paint off a metal closet door frame when it started to smoke.
The fire prompted a massive scene Wednesday afternoon on 47th Avenue in Sunnyside. - PUB DATE: 12/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCBS-TV CBS 2 New York City
VIDEO: A driver was seriously injured Wednesday after crashing into a firetruck responding to another crash, Dallas Fire-Rescue says.
According to DFR, at about 11:30 a.m. firefighters were sent to a crash along the 2500 block of Robert B Cullum Boulevard near Fair Park.
While specific details about the crash are not yet known, two people involved in the crash were hospitalized. - PUB DATE: 12/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth
VIDEO: It’s been a little over three months since the Goose Creek Fire Department announced the new medical tool Pro-Nox that reduces patient pain.
The department is excited to share their progress with the pain reliever.
So far officials with the fire department said Pro-Nox has been used 20 times and has improved patient care tremendously. - PUB DATE: 12/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCSC-TV CBS 5 Charleston
VIDEOS: A training deadline is quickly approaching for EMTs in Massachusetts to be prepped on caring for police dogs — and it's all hands on deck to get all of them up to speed.
Nero's Law allows emergency crews to treat and transport police dogs if they are hurt in the line of duty, and also requires them to complete three hours of education on the basics of animal care. - PUB DATE: 12/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBTS-TV NBC 10 Nashua
A house exploded early Tuesday morning in a West Park neighborhood, reducing it to rubble.
It happened in the 5200 block of Southwest 20th Street, just south of Pembroke Road.
Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue received word of the blast around 12:30 a.m.
When firefighters arrived there was no fire, but there was debris all over the place. - PUB DATE: 12/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFOR-TV CBS 4 Miami
On Tuesday, Dec. 19, the Springfield City Council wasted little time in unanimously approving a set of four bills that joins the city with a statewide pool of funding that provides benefits for firefighters who get any of the 17 different types of cancer the program covers.
Known as the Missouri Fire Fighters Critical Illness Trust and Pool, the program was established by a pair of Senate Bills in 2021 and 2022 led by local State Senator Lincoln Hough. - PUB DATE: 12/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KYTV NBC 3 Springfield
VIDEO: Fire officials have rescued a man who was trapped under material at a Paulding County concrete plant.
The incident happened Tuesday at Wayne Davis Concrete along Hailey Path in Dallas, Georgia.
Paulding County fire officials confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that a man in his mid-30s became stuck in a hopper. - PUB DATE: 12/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSB-TV ABC 2 Atlanta
