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CBC
5 days ago
- Health
- CBC
Toronto is one step closer to having its 1st burn survivor support centre
A Toronto committee has approved next steps for establishing a support house for burn victims and their families. As CBC's Britnei Bilhete explains, it would be a first of its kind in Ontario.
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Yahoo
1 critical, 2 others hurt after Friday house fire in Sibley — fireworks might be linked to incident
One person was rushed to a hospital via air ambulance in critical condition, and two others were hurt after a Friday afternoon house fire in Jackson County. An official with the Fort Osage Fire Protection District said the incident happened at a home in the 30000 block of West Hunter Road in Sibley around 4:30 p.m. Friday. When firefighters arrived, they found a two-story home engulfed in flames with three burn victims in need of help.
CBS News
11-06-2025
- CBS News
4 people, including 2 children, remain hospitalized weeks after Memorial Day boat explosion in Fort Lauderdale, doctors say
Four people, including two children, remained hospitalized, officials said, more than two weeks after a boat exploded near a popular Fort Lauderdale sandbar on Memorial Day. A survivor of the explosion, alongside a team of doctors with the Miami Burn Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital, spoke publicly for the first time on Wednesday to provide updates on the four burn victims, consisting of two adults and two children. As of Wednesday morning, one child remains in serious condition while the other is stable. As for the adults, one of them remains in critical condition, doctors said. A fiery explosion that killed 1 person, sent nearly a dozen to the hospital Loved ones said the explosion was the result of a fluke accident. Around 5:45 p.m. on Memorial Day, a 39-foot-long Sea Ray boat exploded near 9th Street in Fort Lauderdale, where a sandbar draws boaters and beachgoers on holiday weekends. According to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, the boat was anchored during the explosion. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed that 15 people were on board at the time of the incident. A video of the explosion shows the moment the fire ignited, followed by people jumping into the water moments later. Ten people, including the two children, were taken to JMH's burn unit for treatment. One of the victims, 28-year-old Joshua Fifi, died after spending four days in the hospital while being treated for third-degree burns over 70% of his body. Authorities said the explosion likely stemmed from a gas leak or vapors that ignited during refueling, but the cause of the explosion remains under investigation.
CTV News
05-06-2025
- General
- CTV News
3 injured after boat explosion in Vancouver Island community
Debris is seen in the water at Deep Bay Marina following a boat explosion on June 5, 2025. Three people have been hospitalized following a boat explosion in Deep Bay, a small Vancouver Island community north of Parksville. Firefighters said the blast was reported around 10 a.m. Thursday at the Deep Bay Marina, and that crews arrived to find three people suffering burns. 'It was heard a great distance away, and locals jumped in to help get the people out of the boat,' said Fire Chief George Lenz of Deep Bay Fire Rescue. Two of the victims were airlifted to hospital, while the third was taken away in a ground ambulance. B.C. Emergency Health Services said one of the patients was in critical condition, one was in serious condition and the third was in stable condition. It's unclear what caused the explosion, which also caused extensive damage to neighbouring vessels. Lenz described this type of incident as 'very rare.' 'We don't normally see a lot incidents in boats,' Lenz said. 'In my 34 years, I've only seen a handful.' With files from CTV News Vancouver Island's Scott Cunningham
CBS News
02-06-2025
- General
- CBS News
Man burned in Fort Lauderdale boat fire on Memorial Day weekend has died, loved ones say
A man who was severely burned in a boat explosion over the Memorial Day weekend in Fort Lauderdale has died, according to loved ones. Joshua Fifi, 28, suffered third-degree burns over 70% of his body. The father of four spent four days in the hospital before his death. The announcement was made in a "GoFundMe" fundraiser. Fifi was one of 14 people onboard the aboard a 39-foot Sea Ray boat that caught fire after Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue said fuel vapors somehow ignited. The source of the vapors has not yet been determined. Eleven were hospitalized, including two children. Ten patients, including the boys, were taken to the burn unit at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Grandmother worried for her grandsons Sylvia Rivera spoke with CBS News Miami about her 5-year-old and 7-year-old grandsons, who remain in serious condition. Rivera said the 7-year-old has burns over 80% of his body, while the 5-year-old has burns over 40%. The boys' mother, Cassandra Rivera, posted a message on Facebook thanking people for their prayers. She said there is a "long road of recovery" ahead and she is facing multiple surgeries.
