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Fire Damages Home Of UK Trustee Play Video
August 30, 2010 11:44 AM
No injuries were reported Monday morning after a fire broke out in the home of a member of the UK board of trustees in Montgomery County. The fire broke out at about 9:45 a.m. at the Holly Hills home of Dr. Keith Gannon. Firefighters at the scene say the... more » -
Fund Set Up for Western Kentucky Family
August 29, 2010 6:58 PM
A fund has been set up to help the family that was devastated by a deadly fire in Owensboro on Friday. Four family members died in a house fire there. The Daviess County Coroner says 35-year-old Wendy Devine, her two children and her father, Jerry Marsh all died... more » -
Fire Breaks Out At Knox County Elementary School; Students Safe
August 23, 2010 11:52 AM
Firefighters and police were on the scene Monday at Barbourville Elementary School after a fire broke out in the cafeteria of the school. The fire broke out at about 11 a.m. Police say students were safely evacuated from the elementary. Police say the elementary, middle, and high schools are all... more » -
Teen Charged In Fire That Destroyed Playground
August 20, 2010 10:10 AM
Police in Oldham County have arrested a 15-year-old boy in a fire that destroyed a playground in LaGrange early this summer. The teen was charged with arson, wanton endangerment, and criminal mischief. The fire was set on June 17 at Wilborn Park using toilet paper and an... more » -
Suspicious Fire In Estill County Play Video
August 19, 2010 5:45 AM
A suspicious fire destroyed a vacant Estill County home early Thursday morning. Firefighters say the blaze broke out in a house along Blackburn Road sometime around 3 a.m. Flames ripped through the house, causing about three quarters of the roof to collapse. Nobody was inside the home and there were... more » -
Lexington Home Burns Play Video
August 17, 2010 5:46 AM
Lexington firefighters battled an intense house fire early Tuesday morning. Firefighters say the blaze broke out around 3:30 a.m.in a home along Merino Street. Nobody was inside the house, but firefighters had to evacuate an elderly woman and a young teen from a home next door as a precaution. Flames... more » -
Crews Battle Blaze At Apartment Building In Winchester
August 10, 2010 8:26 AM
Crews continue to battle a blaze in Winchester. Firefighters were called to an apartment building on the corner of Winn Avenue and Jackson Street around 7:30 a.m. Tusday. Fire officials say everybody made it safely out of the building. more » -
Winchester Building Burning
August 10, 2010 7:43 AM
Firefighters are battling a blaze along Winn Avenue in Winchester. LEX 18 has a crew in route to the scene. Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available. more » -
Fire Destroys Mason County House Play Video
August 10, 2010 5:22 AM
Fire destroyed a Mason County home early Tuesday morning. Firefighters say the blaze broke out just after midnight in a house along Clift Pike, off US-68. When crews arrived on the scene, the house was engulfed, with flames shooting high into the air. Firefighters say it looked like a large... more » -
Officials Say Small Church Fire In Crab Orchard Likely Work Of Serial Arsonist Play Video
August 9, 2010 5:40 PM
Arson investigators are saying after another suspicious fire in Crab Orchard may be the work of the same person, and this time it's a church that was targeted. Officials say the fire at Crab Orchard Baptist Church was no accident. Arson investigators say it's the sixth suspicious fire since in... more » -
Fire Guts Scott County Leather Shop That Supplied Keeneland, Horse Industry Play Video
August 9, 2010 11:26 AM
A fire gutted a Scott County leather shop that has been a supplier of leather goods to Keeneland and other members of the horse industry Monday morning. The fire broke out at the Hilltop Leather Shop near Stamping Ground on Indian Creek Road near Highway 620 at about 9:40... more » -
Man Escapes Burning House In Rowan County Play Video
August 3, 2010 6:06 AM
A man escaped from his burning home early Tuesday morning along US-60 in Rowan County. Jerry Mullen says he was asleep on the couch when he heard some sort of disturbance in a back bedroom around 1:15 a.m. As he woke up, he saw smoke and realized a fire had... more » -
Fire Chief Says Blaze That Destroyed Hustonville Home Is Suspicious Play Video
July 29, 2010 11:48 AM
Investigators have their suspicions about a fire that leveled a central Kentucky home last week. The fire destroyed the home on Raintree Drive in Hustonville. No one was home at the time. Five different stations were called to the scene to help put out the flames. The update comes from... more » -
Firefighters Battle Blaze At Business Near Downtown Lexington Play Video
July 28, 2010 6:49 AM
Fire crews battled a fire near downtown Lexington Wednesday morning that shut down a city block. The fire broke out at about 6 a.m. at East Side 1 Stop Shop on Race Street and Fourth Street. Firefighters at the scene say the building itself has not suffered much fire damage,... more » -
Fire Destroys Lincoln County Home
July 20, 2010 1:42 PM
A Lincoln County home was destroyed Tuesday morning after a fire broke out there. The fire broke out at abougt 9:30 a.m. at a home on Raintree Drive in Hustonville. Officials at the scene said that no one was home at the time, and they are not sure what may... more » -
Maysville Firefighters Battle Large Warehouse Fire Play Video
July 20, 2010 5:35 AM
Firefighters in Maysville battled a large warehouse fire Monday night into the early hours of Tuesday morning. Fire officials say the blaze broke out around 11 p.m. in an abandoned warehouse along Elizabeth Street. Although the warehouse was empty and in the process of being demolished, the intense flames threatened... more » -
Lexington Firefighters Pull Woman From Burning Building Play Video
July 19, 2010 8:00 AM
Lexington firefighters pulled a woman from a burning apartment building Sunday evening. Firefighters say the blaze broke out in the back of a house that is split into several apartments along Georgetown Street around 7 p.m. Firefighters rescued Shirley Zheng from her second floor apartment. Zheng says she recently moved... more » -
Crews Battle Fire Inside A Lexington Business Play Video
July 16, 2010 5:44 AM
Lexington firefighters battled a fire at a Lexington business early Friday morning. Crews responded to Central Kentucky Processing on East Seventh Street around 4 a.m. Firefighters say an oven inside the metal processing plant overheated, causing the blaze. Crews closed doors around the fire and used nitrogen to smother the... more » -
Fire Destroys Pendleton County Home Play Video
July 15, 2010 7:00 AM
A fire destroyed a geothermal house in Pendleton County early Thursday morning. The blaze broke out along Cedar Ridge Road, south of Falmouth off Rankin Mill Road, around 2:30 a.m. Officials say the couple living in the home, Terry and Libby Cooper, escaped unharmed. Firefighters from four counties battled the... more » -
Fire Destroys House In Woodford County
July 14, 2010 7:45 AM
A fire destroyed a vacant Woodford County home early Wednesday morning. Firefighters say they received a call around 4 a.m., reporting a fire along McCracken Pike. By the time firefighters arrived, the house was fully engulfed. Officials said there was nothing they could do, and crews simply watched the home... more » -
Lexington House Fire Possibly Arson Play Video
July 12, 2010 5:51 AM
Arson investigators are looking into an overnight house fire in Lexington. Police say a boy in a home along Dale Drive smelled smoke while walking past the door of a bedroom around 2 a.m. Monday. He went to check it out and found the smoke coming from a pile of... more » -
Suspicious Fire In Lexington Play Video
July 8, 2010 6:52 AM
A fire in an abandoned trailer raised suspicions early Thursday morning. Firefighters responded to the blaze along Ninth Street around 3 a.m. A security guard saw the fire, beat on some doors to warn neighbors and knocked down the flames with a fire extinguisher. Firefighters called the blaze suspicious.... more » -
Fireworks Spark Winchester House Fire Play Video
July 5, 2010 5:17 AM
Fireworks sparked a house fire in Winchester Sunday night. Fire officials say children were playing with sparklers on the back deck of a house along Stacey Road around 10:30 p.m. when embers fell through the deck onto an old Christmas tree and some logs stored underneath. The embers sparked a... more » -
Fire From Unattended Smoker Grill Damages Lexington Home
July 2, 2010 2:16 PM
No one was injured Friday afternoon after a fire broke out at a Lexington home after a smoker grill left unattended for about an hour on back deck. The fire broke out at about 12:45 p.m. at a home Broadmoor Drive. Officials at the scene say the owner heard... more » -
Fire Forces Nicholasville Man From Home
June 29, 2010 5:47 AM
A fire forced a Nicholasville man out of his home early Tuesday morning. Firefighters say the blaze broke out in a utility room at a house along Edwards Road around 2 a.m. Fire crews cut power to the home and were able to knock the fire out quickly. Firefighters treated... more » -
Fire Destroys Man's Dream Home In Lincoln County Play Video
June 24, 2010 5:32 AM
A suspicious fire destroyed a man's nearly completed dream home in Lincoln County early Thursday morning. Firefighters say that they arrived at the house about five minute after the 911 call came in, but the two top floors of the home were already destroyed. The house was a complete loss.... more » -
Fire Destroys Vacant House In Lexington Play Video
June 22, 2010 5:45 AM
Fire destroyed a vacant house off Old Richmond Road early Tuesday morning. Firefighters say a person driving along I-75 spotted the flames and reported the fire around 2:30 a.m. By the time crews arrived at the house on Turner Station Road, it was already engulfed in flames. The relatively remote... more » -
Fire Forces Lexington Family Out Of Home
June 22, 2010 5:20 AM
A house fire forced a Lexington family out of its home Monday night. Firefighters say food on the stove of the Delmont Court home appeared to spark the blaze. Flames spread from there throughout the kitchen. Nobody was injured, but the family will have to find a new place to... more » -
House Burns In Bath County
June 18, 2010 6:04 AM
Bath County firefighters battled a house fire early Friday morning. Dispatch say crews arrived on the scene along Preston Road just before 2 a.m. Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze. Nobody was in the home at the time and officials report no injuries. No word yet on what... more » -
BP: Oil Containment Operations Resume After Fire
June 15, 2010 4:17 PM
HOUSTON (AP) - BP says oil containment operations have resumed in the Gulf of Mexico after a ship fire caused by a bolt of lightning had shut down the containment for about five hours. BP spokesman Bill Salvin tells The Associated Press that containment operations resumed at 2:45 p.m. on... more » -
BP: Ship Fire Halts Oil Capture In Gulf
June 15, 2010 2:52 PM
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - BP says a fire believed caused by lightning has shut down a system capturing oil from a gushing well in the Gulf of Mexico. BP PLC said the fire was spotted around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday on a drill ship called the Discoverer Enterprise. The fire... more » -
Lightning Sparks Richmond Fire Play Video
June 14, 2010 5:21 AM
Lightning sparked a Madison County fire, leaving a family looking for a place to stay early Monday. Firefighters say lightning hit the home on Highland Park Drive in Richmond. The homeowner says he heard a loud boom. Then the smoke detectors started going off. Firefighters say flames were shooting from... more » -
Two Rescued From Cynthiana Fire Play Video
June 13, 2010 10:14 PM
Firefighters in Cynthiana rescued an elderly woman from a burning apartment building Sunday afternoon. The Cynthiana Fire Department responded to a three-alarm fire at an apartment complex on Hillside Drive around 4:30 p.m. Firefighters found heavy smoke when they arrived, and were told that someone was still inside. "Smoke conditions... more » -
Jessamine House Destroyed By Fire Play Video
June 11, 2010 5:39 AM
A fire destroyed a Jessamine County home Thursday night. Firefighters were called to Kissing Ridge Road just before 10 p.m. The blaze completely destroyed the house. No injuries were reported. No word on the cause of the fire. Officials say arson investigators will investigate the scene Friday. Stay... more » -
Family Of Six Homeless After Child Starts Fire Playing With Matches Or Lighter Play Video
June 10, 2010 12:16 PM
A family of six was left homeless Thursday morning after firefighters say a child got hold of some matches or a lighter and set his house on fire. The fire broke out in an upstairs part of the home on Fall Lane in the Clearfield area of Rowan County. Officials... more » -
Family Identifies Clark Co. Fire Victim Play Video
June 7, 2010 5:43 PM
An elderly man has been identified as the victim of a house fire in Clark County Sunday night. The fire was reported at a home on Ralston Lane. Family members identified the victim as 80-year-old Harvey Chism. They say he'd lived in the remote home for more than 30 years.... more » -
Investigators Try To ID Body Found In Clark County Fire Remains
June 7, 2010 4:38 PM
Investigators in Clark County continued to work Monday to identify a person whose remains were found in a burned out home. The Winchester Sun reports that on Sunday night firefighters were called to Ralston Lane for what was thought to be a brush fire. But, when crews arrived, they found... more » -
Flames Rip Through Jessamine House
June 7, 2010 6:03 AM
Flames destroyed a house in Jessamine County early Monday morning. Firefighters were called to the unfinished home along Sapphire Court around 1 a.m. When they arrived, they found the house fully engulfed in flames. Some witnesses reported hearing explosions. Investigators couldn't say what might have caused the sounds. "I have... more » -
Another Fire At Abandoned Lexington Apartment Complex Play Video
June 4, 2010 11:19 AM
Lexington firefighters were back at an abandoned apartment complex on the southeast side of town Friday after another fire broke out. Several fire crews responded to yet another blaze nearby Thursday afternoon. It was at least the third time firefighters have battled a fire at the complex once known as... more » -
Firefighters Battle Blaze At Apartment Building In Lexington Play Video
June 3, 2010 5:39 PM
Firefighters battled a blaze Thursday afternoon at an abandoned apartment building in southeast Lexington. The fire was reported at the apartment building near Codell Drive and Woodhill Drive at about 4:30 p.m. So far, there are no reports of injuries or how the fire started more » -
Lee County Grocery Store Gutted By August Fire Re-Opens Play Video
June 2, 2010 11:58 AM
A Lee County grocery store is back in business nearly ten months after it was destroyed in a massive fire. Jack's IGA was gutted when the fire broke out on Main Street in Beattyville on August 13. Four other businesses were destroyed in the fire. The new IGA was built... more » -
Woman Killed In Richmond Fire
May 30, 2010 10:53 AM
A deadly early morning fire claims the life of a Madison County woman. Richmond Firefighters responded at around 4:30am to a home on Villa Road fully engulfed in flames. One resident, LaSha Noe, was pulled from the home and was later pronounced dead at the hospital around 6am. Her... more » -
Fire Destroys Mercer County Home Play Video
May 28, 2010 3:43 PM
No one was hurt after a fire destroyed a Mercer County house Friday afternoon. The fire broke out at about 1 p.m. At a home on Sunrise Shores Road in Burgin. Officials say a teenager who is graduating from Burgin High School Friday night was home alone taking a nap... more » -
Misdemeanor Indictments For Former UK Frat Member Play Video
May 27, 2010 7:28 AM
(AP) - A grand jury has indicted a former University of Kentucky fraternity member accused of wrapping another member in bathroom tissue and setting it on fire. A misdemeanor count of second-degree wanton endangerment was returned Tuesday by a Fayette County grand jury against Sean Patrick Dunn, reported the Lexington... more » -
Fourth Suspicious Fire In Lincoln County Play Video
May 27, 2010 5:31 AM
Lincoln County firefighters battled a blaze in Crab Orchard Wednesday night, the fourth suspicious fire in the area this week. The latest blaze broke out in a house on Lancaster Street. Firefighters say the fire started just before 8 p.m. The house was vacant and didn't have electricity to it.... more » -
Officials Investigate Suspicious House Fire In Lincoln County Play Video
May 26, 2010 7:58 AM
Officials in Lincoln County are investigating after a house fire sparked early Wednesday morning, and say the fire is considered suspicuous. Officials say the family dog woke up the homeowner, Michael Hale, and his girlfriend, who were able to get out of the house safely. Officials say there have been... more » -
Fire Breaks Out In Garage Of Rockcastle County Home Play Video
May 24, 2010 11:44 AM
A fire broke out inside of a garage of a home in Rockcastle County Monday, damaging it. The assistant Broadhead fire chief told LEX 18 no one home at time of fire. He said a car a Mustang, in garage caught on fire. Witnesses say black smoke coming from garage... more » -
Fire Destroys Bourbon County Home Play Video
May 24, 2010 11:33 AM
Fiirefighters say a home in Bourbon County is a total loss after a fire broke out there Monday morning. The fire broke out at about 9:30 a.m. at the home, located on Cummin Hawkins Road. Jennifer Brauning said she was washing one of her dogs when she noticed the... more » -
Lexington Family Homeless After Fire Play Video
May 24, 2010 5:46 AM
A fire left a Lexington family homeless Sunday night. The blaze broke out sometime around 10:30 p.m in a mobile home along Loudon Avenue. The owner, Lafayette Radar, says he had just finished working on his ice cream truck, pulled into the Imperial Trailer Park and saw his home in... more » -
Firefighters Battle Blaze In Louisville Scrap Yard
May 21, 2010 8:48 AM
LOUISVILLE (AP) - Firefighters in Louisville battled a fire at a building in a scrap yard. Louisville Fire and Rescue spokesman Sgt. Sal Melendez says the fire was reported after 9 p.m. Thursday and it took 55 firefighters about an hour and 45 minutes to bring the fire under control.... more » -
Firefighters Battle Blaze On EKU Campus Play Video
May 20, 2010 6:41 AM
Firefighters responded to a fire on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University early Thursday morning. EKU police reported the fire around 5 a.m. Firefighters say the blaze broke out in a hopper containing waste ash at the coal fire heating plant along Kit Carson Drive on the EKU campus. Crews... more » -
Fire Damages Clark County House Play Video
May 13, 2010 5:39 AM
A fire early Thursday morning damaged a house in Clark County. Firefighters say the small blaze sparked inside a house along Old Boonesborough Road just after midnight. Investigators say the fire started on an inner wall of the house and burned through to the outside. Flames then shot up the... more » -
A Tragedy On Top Of A Tragedy Play Video
May 13, 2010 5:30 AM
Nearly two years ago, Cynthia Evans' 18-year-old daughter, Brittany Ruble, died in a head-on collision. Thursday morning, Evans lost nearly everything her daughter left behind. Around 1:30 a.m. a fire broke out in Evans' mobile home off Myers Road in Nicholas County. Family members say Evans had to jump out... more » -
House Under Construction Burns In Jessamine County
May 11, 2010 6:17 AM
Firefighters in Jessamine County responded to a blaze in a house under construction along Keene Manor Circle Monday morning. Witnesses reported the fire around 5:45 a.m. Firefighters say the house was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived on the scene. The house was completely destroyed. Fire officials... more » -
Fire Damages Garrard County House
May 6, 2010 6:02 AM
A fire heavily damaged a Garrard County house early Thursday morning. The blaze broke out in a house along Crab Orchard Road. The frame structure remains standing, but firefighters say the fire caused extensive damage inside. No word yet on how many people were inside the house or if anyone... more » -
Close Call For Kids As Duplex Burns Play Video
April 30, 2010 6:38 AM
More than two dozen firefighters battled a blaze in a vacant duplex on Simba Way Thursday evening. It was a neighbor noticed something was wrong. "I came outside and I noticed that the living room was kind of lit up and I saw that there were a bunch of kids... more » -
Two Lexington Women Escape Burning House Play Video
April 23, 2010 5:11 AM
Two Lexington women, one in a wheelchair, escaped a fire Thursday night. Firefighters responded to a house near Ford Place and East Third Street around 10 p.m. Officials say fire crews arrived on the scene quickly and got the flames under control. Firefighters say the two women were the only... more » -
Man Pulled From Burning Garrard County Home Play Video
April 22, 2010 5:31 AM
Friends and neighbors pulled a Lancaster man from his burning home Wednesday night, but it was too late to save 57-year-old Danny Cates. Cates was prounounced dead at the scene, but neighbors say they don't believe he was killed by the flames. Friends think Cates died from a heart attack... more » -
Couple Cops Plea In Arson Fire
April 16, 2010 9:15 PM
A couple facing arson charges for setting their home on fire before Christmas... then taking donations from the community... will have short jail sentences after entering a plea Friday afternoon. According to the Winchester Sun... Debra and Anthony Poole entered an Alford Plea to criminal mischief charges. That means they... more » -
Suspect Admits Starting Lexington Apartment Fire: Woman Says She Refused His Advances
April 16, 2010 9:09 PM
One day after a two-alarm fire ravaged a Lexington apartment building... we're hearing from the woman who says she was targeted by the man charged with starting that fire. Investigators say 20-year old Brandon Dockery set the fire at Parkway Apartments on Centre Parkway, using gasoline... after a fight with... more » -
Fire Heavily Damages Scott County Home
April 16, 2010 2:44 PM
A mother and her 14-month-old son escaped as a fire tore through their Scott County home Friday afternoon. Monica Woleslagel and her son were unhurt, but they lost nearly everything when the blaze gutted their rented home Firefighters responded to the fire on Burch Street, near Stamping Ground, around 2... more » -
A Suspicious Fire On Police HQ Roof Play Video
April 14, 2010 5:50 AM
Lexington firefighters quickly put out an odd fire at the Lexington Police Department headquarters late Tuesday afternoon. Officials say they discovered a pile of wood on the roof of the building burning. Investigators call the blaze suspicious. Firefighters say the fire didn't threaten the building, but they did evacuate... more » -
Victims In Metcalfe County Fire That Killed Five Identified Play Video
April 7, 2010 5:22 PM
A pre-dawn fire killed four children and an adult Wednesday in a rural Kentucky mobile home with 14 people inside. Kentucky State Police Capt. Greg Baird said the blaze destroyed three mobile homes owned by the same family - one used for living space, the other two for storage. There... more » -
Mall Fire Leads To Three Shoplifting Arrests Play Video
April 6, 2010 9:57 PM
Lexington police arrested three people after they took advantage of the chaos caused by a fire to rob a store at Lexington Green Mall. Police say a mulch fire broke out around 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon near Whole Foods. As employees emptied the store to check on the fire, three... more » -
Fire Damages Home In Lexington Play Video
March 29, 2010 5:55 AM
A fire damaged a Lexington home Sunday night. The blaze broke out around 10 p.m. along Glenn Place. Firefighters say that when they arrived on the scene, flames were shooting from the roof of the house. Crews were able to quickly control the fire and save the home, but they... more » -
Father Of Child Rescued By Nanny Speaks Play Video
March 26, 2010 6:12 AM
The father of the 5-year-old Shelby County boy rescued from as burning home by his nanny says he will never be able to repay her. J.B. Hawes says he is forever in debt to Alyson Myatt, 22, for literally running through fire to rescue his son. Myatt suffered severe burns... more » -
Fire Destroys Red Cross Vehicle Play Video
March 26, 2010 5:17 AM
A fire early Friday morning damaged several vehicles parked in the Red Cross parking lot, just off Newtown Road in Lexington. Firefighters say they got the call just after midnight. When crews arrived on the scene, they found three Wheels vans and a utility trailer on fire. One van was... more » -
Arson Investigator Called In After Laurel County Strip Mall Fire
March 22, 2010 3:22 PM
Police said Monday afternoon that arson investigator has been requested following an early morning fire heavily damaged a strip mall in East Bernstadt in Laurel County. Dispatchers say crews were called to the strip mall on US-25 north around 3:15 a.m. Several business were damaged or destroyed, including Laurel Barbershop,... more » -
Investigators Still Looking For Cause In Fire That Destroyed Restaurant
March 22, 2010 11:55 AM
Fire investigators are still trying to figure out what caused an explosion at the popular Boathouse Restaurant and Bar in Clark County early Saturday morning. Witnesses describe the 4 a.m. explosion as a loud "boom." The restaurant, which sits along the Kentucky River is a total loss. Detectives spent hours... more » -
Strip Mall Fire In Laurel County Play Video
March 22, 2010 6:44 AM
An early morning fire heavily damaged a strip mall in East Bernstadt, in Laurel County. Dispatchers say crews were called to the strip mall on US-25 north around 3:15 a.m. Several business are reportedly involved, including Laurel Barbershop, Wild Hair Salon, Advertising Specialist and American National Insurance. LEX 18 has... more » -
Man Escapes Flames In Grant County Play Video
March 17, 2010 5:42 AM
A Grant County man made a harrowing escape when he woke up to find his own bed on fire early Wednesday morning. The blaze broke out about 2 a.m. in a house near Williamstown. Officials say that while the resident, Mike Ireland, was asleep, a nearby space heater ignited his... more » -
Fire Destroys Mercer County Home
March 16, 2010 5:50 PM
A trip to the store turned into a nightmare for a Mercer County family after their house caught on fire while they were gone Tuesday afternoon. The fire broke out just after 1 p.m. At the home, located on Old Dixville Road in Harrodsburg. Family members say the owner of... more » -
One Person Slightly Hurt In Lexington Apartment Building Fire Play Video
March 15, 2010 12:49 PM
One person was slightly hurt Monday afternoon after plumbers working in a Lexington apartment accidentally started a fire. The fire broke out at about noon at the Raintree Apartments near Richmond Road. Firefighters at the scene say the plumbers were working with welding equipment in an unoccupied apartment when... more » -
Truck Burns On I-75 Play Video
March 15, 2010 5:19 AM
A truck fire shut down northbound I-75 in Madison County early Monday morning. The truck's driver, John Birge, said another motorist pulled up beside him around the 95 mile marker and pointed at the truck's trailer. When Birge looked back, he realized that one of the truck's axels was on... more » -
Car Fire In Mall Parking Lot Play Video
March 13, 2010 11:58 PM
A car fire in the parking lot of Fayette Mall Friday this afternoon created quite a scene. Huge flames and a big cloud of smoke could be seen as firefighters worked to put out a pick-up truck on fire. Troy Garrison and Carley Dallegos, who were walking into the mall,... more » -
Coroner Releases Identity Of Woman Killed In Lexington Fire Play Video
March 11, 2010 2:52 PM
The Fayette County coroner has released the identity of a woman who died after a fire broke out in her southeast Lexington home Thursday morning. The coroner said Lillian Lewis, 62, was found lying on the floor of her home on Pimlico Parkway after the fire was spotted by... more » -
Woman Dead In Lexington House Fire Play Video
March 11, 2010 10:41 AM
A woman has been confirmed dead after a fire broke out in a southeast Lexington home Thursday morning. The fire was spotted by a police officer at about 9 a.m. at the home, located on Pimlico Parkway. The coroner confirmed the death, and officials worked on a dog found... more » -
UK Frat Member Pleads Not Guilty In Fire Case Play Video
March 10, 2010 5:15 PM
A UK fraternity member charged with setting fire to a fellow student student who'd been wrapped in toilet paper made his first court appearance Wednesday. Sean Dunn, 19, a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, is accused of lighting the student on fire. The student managed to drop to the floor,... more » -
Family Says Smoke Detector Saved Their Lives As Fire Destroys Home Play Video
March 9, 2010 4:53 PM
A Mason County family is homeless after an early-morning fire destroyed their home Tuesday, but say they consider themselves lucky to be alive. The fire broke out at about 3:30 a.m. At the home, located in Lewisburg. Family members say a fire alarm woke them up, and say they barely... more » -
Eight People Safe After Fire Destroys Estill County House Play Video
March 5, 2010 10:57 AM
Firefighters in Estill County spent the early hours of Friday morning battling a fire that destroyed a house. The two-alarm blaze broke out in a house on South Irvine Road around 6 a.m. Officials at the scene say there were eight people in the house when the fire broke out,... more » -
House Fire In Estill County
March 5, 2010 8:09 AM
Firefighters in Estill County spent the early hours of Friday morning battling a house fire. The two-alarm blaze broke out in a house on South Irvine Road around 6 a.m. . Officials have not released any information on the extent of the damage or if anybody was inside when the... more » -
Man Injured In Versailles Duplex Fire Play Video
February 24, 2010 11:52 AM
A Versailles man was injured and is now possibly homeless after a fire at his apartment Wednesday morning. The fire broke out at about 9:30 a.m. at a duplex apartment on Blackhawk Circle in Versailles. Firefighters say the man living there threw some fries in a deep fryer and then... more » -
Residents Put Out Fire
February 19, 2010 6:07 AM
Quick action prevented a fire from spreading in a Lexington duplex Friday morning. Firefighters say the blaze started in a bathroom trash can inside a duplex on Garden Springs Drive. Residents were able to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher. Lexington firefighters responded to make sure the flames... more » -
De-Ice Truck Burns At Blue Grass Airport Play Video
February 17, 2010 8:25 AM
Firefighters at Blue Grass Airport batted a blaze involving a de-ice truck Wednesday morning. The Blue Grass Airport Fire Department was dispatched to the Delta operations area in concourse B at about 5 a.m. Dispatchers reported that the truck was fully involved. There is no word of any flight delays... more » -
Fund Set Up To Help Pastor, Wife Who Lost Home In Fire
February 16, 2010 3:08 PM
A fund has been set up to help a Clark County pastor and his wife whose home was destroyed by a massive fire Monday afternoon. The two-alarm blaze broke out around 5 p.m. in the 150-year-old house at the corner of Cook Road and North Main Street near downtown Winchester.... more » -
Firefighters Battle Fire And Ice Play Video
February 16, 2010 7:21 AM
Firefighters in Clark County battled both fire and ice Monday evening. The two-alarm blaze broke out around 5 p.m. in a 150-year-old house at the corner of Cook Road and North Main Street. Cold temperatures and blowing snow made fighting the fire that much more difficult. "Everything ices up as... more » -
Fire Breaks Out In Home Near Downtown Winchester
February 15, 2010 5:49 PM
A two-alarm fire broke out at a home near downtown Winchester Monday afternoon, shooting flames well above the roof of the two-story home. The fire broke out at about 5 p.m. at the home, located on Cook Avenue near North Main Street. Firefighters at the scene say an older... more » -
Green County Dairy Queen Destroyed By Fire
February 5, 2010 11:43 AM
A Dairy Queen in Green County was destroyed by fire early Friday morning. The fire broke out just after 1 a.m. at the Dairy Queen on South Main Street in Greensburg. No one was in the building at the time and no injuries were reported. The building sufferered about $650,000... more » -
Greensburg Dairy Queen Burns
February 5, 2010 7:58 AM
Firefighters in Green County battled a blaze at the Greensburg Dairy Queen Friday morning. Dispatchers received the call around 1 a.m and responded to the Dairy Queen on South Main Street. Firefighters found what they called a "heavy fire" burning. Additional fire units from Taylor County were also called to... more » -
Small Fire At Smucker's Plant
February 5, 2010 6:48 AM
A small fire broke out at the Smucker's plant in Lexington early Friday morning. Firefighters say the blaze started in a roaster at the plant on Winchester Road around 12:30 a.m. The sprinkler system put out the fire. Lexington firefighters responded to make sure the flames were completely extinguished. Nobody... more » -
Fire Badly Damages House In Frankfort
February 5, 2010 5:52 AM
Firefighters in Frankfort responded to a fire near downtown on Friday morning. The blaze broke out around 4 a.m. in a house on Steele Street, near Frankfort High School. Firefighters say the building is an older house that was converted into at least two apartments. They say it appears nobody... more » -
Stubborn Boyle County Fire Play Video
February 5, 2010 5:23 AM
Firefighters in Boyle County battled a stubborn house fire early Friday morning - twice. The blaze broke out at a home on Harberson Lane in Danville sometime after midnight. Firefighters say the fire got started when a cigarette dropped into some papers. The homeowners thought they had put the fire... more » -
Fire Destroys Lexington Home Play Video
February 2, 2010 9:56 PM
A fire destroyed a Lexington family's home on Tuesday evening. Firefighters say the blaze broke out about 5 p.m. on Idlewood Drive in the Firebrook Subdivision. Rob and Colby Marrow have lived in the home for fifteen years. Colby Marrow says she had just returned from taking her son to... more »
