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China: Girl Rescued From Burning Apartment in Jinan

A young girl was rescued after being trapped on a bay window during an apartment fire in Jinan, Shandong Province on July 13, 2023. A neighbor climbed out to hold her steady while firefighters prepared a ladder. She was guided into the ladder basket and safely lowered to the ground.

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US: Fire Erupts at Four-Story Apartment in Holyoke, MA

A massive fire erupted at a four-story apartment building on High Street in Holyoke, MA, on Tuesday, December 2, displacing dozens of residents. According to reports, there were no injuries, and the cause of the blaze remains under investigation.

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Calgary Stampede Parade - Canada

Calgary Fire Department firefighters look on from on top of an aerial ladder truck during the Calgary Stampede parade in Calgary, AB, Canada on July 4, 2025. Photo by Jeff McIntosh/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Calgary Stampede Parade - Canada

Calgary Fire Department firefighters look on from on top of an aerial ladder truck during the Calgary Stampede parade in Calgary, AB, Canada on July 4, 2025. Photo by Jeff McIntosh/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Typhoon Wutip Darkens Hainan Skies Ahead of Landfall in Hainan

This is the terrifying moment a massive wall of dark clouds engulfed the skies over Hainan as Typhoon Wutip approached southern China. On June 11, 2025, in Hainan, China, video captured thick, menacing clouds rolling in ahead of Typhoon Wutip's landfall. The sky turned eerily dark as the season’s first typhoon neared, creating a heavy, ominous atmosphere. The storm made landfall around 11 p.m. on June 13 along the coast of Dongfang, a city in Hainan, with winds reaching up to 30 meters per second and a central pressure of 980 hPa. Heavy rain swept through southern parts of the island, with some areas experiencing torrential downpours and localized extreme rainfall. According to China National Radio, by June 15, Typhoon Wutip had weakened into a tropical depression after moving inland into Jiangxi Province, and continued to lose strength. The video ends with the storm clouds blanketing the landscape as residents brace for the typhoon’s impact.

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Russian drone hits high-rise building in Kharkiv

Rescuers use an aerial ladder platform at a 16-storey apartment block that was hit by a Russian drone in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday afternoon, April 2, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Russian drone hits high-rise building in Kharkiv

Rescuers use an aerial ladder platform at a 16-storey apartment block that was hit by a Russian drone in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday afternoon, April 2, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Russian drone hits high-rise building in Kharkiv

Rescuers use an aerial ladder platform at a 16-storey apartment block that was hit by a Russian drone in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday afternoon, April 2, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Russian drone hits high-rise building in Kharkiv

Rescuers use an aerial ladder platform at a 16-storey apartment block that was hit by a Russian drone in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday afternoon, April 2, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Aerial Ladder Fire Truck

Students experience an aerial ladder fire truck under the guidance of firefighters at the Fire and rescue brigade in Zixing city, Central China's Hunan province, Jan 10, 2025.

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Aerial Ladder Fire Truck

Students experience an aerial ladder fire truck under the guidance of firefighters at the Fire and rescue brigade in Zixing city, Central China's Hunan province, Jan 10, 2025.

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Odesa region after Russian missile and drone attack

ODESA REGION, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 17, 2024 - A firefighter goes up the ladder at a house damaged by a large-scale Russian missile strike, Odesa region, southern Ukraine. In the recent massive attack, Russian troops launched 210 aerial targets - 120 missiles and 90 drones - aimed mainly at the energy sector facilities across Ukraine. Ukraines Defence Forces shot down 102 rockets and 42 drones used by Russian forces to attack Ukraine since the evening of November 16, while 41 UAVs disappeared from radars.

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Russian bomb strikes Kharkiv apartment block

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 31, 2024 - Rescuers use an aerial ladder to reach the affected floors of a nine-storey residential building damaged by a Russian glide bomb, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. An 11-year-old boy was killed and 34 residents were injured in the bombing.

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Russian bomb strikes Kharkiv apartment block

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 31, 2024 - Rescuers use an aerial ladder to put out a fire in a nine-storey residential building damaged by a Russian glide bomb, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. An 11-year-old boy was killed and 34 residents were injured in the bombing.

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Russian bomb strikes Kharkiv apartment block

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 31, 2024 - Rescuers use an aerial ladder to reach the affected floors of a nine-storey residential building damaged by a Russian glide bomb, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. An 11-year-old boy was killed and 34 residents were injured in the bombing.

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Russian bomb strikes Kharkiv apartment block

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 31, 2024 - Rescuers use an aerial ladder to put out a fire in a nine-storey residential building damaged by a Russian glide bomb, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. An 11-year-old boy was killed and 34 residents were injured in the bombing.

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Russian bomb strikes Kharkiv apartment block

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 31, 2024 - Rescuers use an aerial ladder to put out a fire in a nine-storey residential building damaged by a Russian glide bomb, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. An 11-year-old boy was killed and 34 residents were injured in the bombing.

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Russian bomb strikes Kharkiv apartment block

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 31, 2024 - Rescuers use an aerial ladder to put out a fire in a nine-storey residential building damaged by a Russian glide bomb, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. An 11-year-old boy was killed and 34 residents were injured in the bombing.

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Russian bomb strikes Kharkiv apartment block

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - OCTOBER 31, 2024 - Rescuers use an aerial ladder to put out a fire in a nine-storey residential building damaged by a Russian glide bomb, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. An 11-year-old boy was killed and 34 residents were injured in the bombing.

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Russian troops strike civilian infrastructure in Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - JUNE 24, 2024 - A firefighter in an aerial ladder platform puts out a fire at a warehouse caused by a Russian missile attack on civilian infrastructure, Odesa, southern Ukraine.

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Russian troops strike civilian infrastructure in Odesa

ODESA, UKRAINE - JUNE 24, 2024 - Firefighters in an aerial ladder platform put out a fire at a warehouse caused by a Russian missile attack on civilian infrastructure, Odesa, southern Ukraine.

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CHINA-GUANGXI-TEENAGERS-HOMETOWN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230122) -- DAHUA, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows a general view of Nongding Village of Bansheng Town, Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 20, 2023. Meng Xuanren and his younger brother Meng Xuantai were nicknamed "ladder teenagers" because they had to climb mountains and hanging ladders to get to school as children. They've all grown up and achieved their goals now. Meng Xuanren, 22, is a sophomore at the Liaoning Provincial College of Communications, and Xuantai, 19, works at an auto repair factory in south China's Guangdong Province after graduating from a vocational school. The brothers returned to Nongding Village in Bansheng Town for a family reunion during the Spring Festival. They have seen the transformation of transportation infrastructure, school facilities, and village housing in their hometown over the last decade. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-TEENAGERS-HOMETOWN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230122) -- DAHUA, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows Nongyong primary school in Bansheng Town, Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 19, 2022. Meng Xuanren and his younger brother Meng Xuantai were nicknamed "ladder teenagers" because they had to climb mountains and hanging ladders to get to school as children. They've all grown up and achieved their goals now. Meng Xuanren, 22, is a sophomore at the Liaoning Provincial College of Communications, and Xuantai, 19, works at an auto repair factory in south China's Guangdong Province after graduating from a vocational school. The brothers returned to Nongding Village in Bansheng Town for a family reunion during the Spring Festival. They have seen the transformation of transportation infrastructure, school facilities, and village housing in their hometown over the last decade. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-TEENAGERS-HOMETOWN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230122) -- DAHUA, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows a night view of Nongding Village of Bansheng Town, Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 21, 2023. Meng Xuanren and his younger brother Meng Xuantai were nicknamed "ladder teenagers" because they had to climb mountains and hanging ladders to get to school as children. They've all grown up and achieved their goals now. Meng Xuanren, 22, is a sophomore at the Liaoning Provincial College of Communications, and Xuantai, 19, works at an auto repair factory in south China's Guangdong Province after graduating from a vocational school. The brothers returned to Nongding Village in Bansheng Town for a family reunion during the Spring Festival. They have seen the transformation of transportation infrastructure, school facilities, and village housing in their hometown over the last decade. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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Xinhua Headlines: From food security to carbon goals, "two sessions" demonstrate China's steady steps toward modernization

(220311) -- BEIJING, March 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken in November 2019 shows a steel ladder built on the cliff in Atulieer Village, Zhaojue County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua)