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By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• A propane-related explosion at Abundant Life Fellowship Church in Boonville, New York, Tuesday morning injured five people.• Two people, including a Boonville firefighter, are...

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By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• Multiple Prince George’s County, Maryland, firefighters were injured while executing rescues at a large apartment fire Thursday night.• Crews...

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By MES Dispatch staff The Briefing• An off-duty Tennessee firefighter helped rescue three people from a house fire in McMinnville early Sunday.• Firefighters responded to...

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