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Power Cord Eyed as Fire Burns 115 Homes in Nepal

Police said an electric short circuit could have caused the fire which displaced as many as 216 people.

News • May 5th, 2013

Sterling Lewis was a frequent speaker when called before legislative interims committees in recent years to discuss issues that affected fire safety and prevention.

News • May 4th, 2013

Ohio Worker Hurt in Natural Gas Explosion

A gas company worker suffered serious injuries when an underground pipeline caught fire in East Toledo.

News • May 3rd, 2013

Vegas Boy Killed After Allegedly Playing With Fire

A young boy was killed when he and three others were playing with fire and fireworks in a vacant home in Las Vegas Thursday afternoon.

News • May 3rd, 2013

Ore. Firefighters Investigate Series of Suspicious Fires

So far this year, there have been eight arson fires in Medford and fire officials are trying to determine who is setting them.

News • May 3rd, 2013

Sun Reflected Off Dog Dish Ignites Calif. House Fire

An empty chrome dog bowl is suspected of starting a fire that damaged a Bennett Valley home on Wednesday.

News • May 3rd, 2013

Fire Destroys Part of Detroit's Artistic Attraction

A house that made up part of the Heidelberg Project in Detroit has been destroyed by fire, its cause was not immediately available.

News • May 3rd, 2013

Three-Alarm Blaze Hits Calif. Paper Recycling Plant

San Jose firefighters were challenged by fire in a paper and cardboard recycling plant that spread through the whole facility Thursday night.

News • May 3rd, 2013

Md. Fire Takes Out Art Gallery, Auto Repair Shops

A Baltimore fire destroyed an art gallery and several auto repair shops, forcing the evacuation of firefighters as the building collapsed. One firefighter was hospitalized with minor injuries.

News • May 2nd, 2013

Tenn. Firefighter Suffers Facial Burns in Car Wash Fire

Forty-two emergency responders and 19 pieces of fire and emergency medical services equipment responded to the call at a Memphis car wash. One firefighter was hospitalized for facial burns.

News • May 2nd, 2013

Fire Causes $1M Damage to Vegas Medical Building

Fire broke out in a building that houses Southern Nevada Medical Group, Sunrise Pediatrics, Quest Diagnostics and West Coast Imaging on Wednesday morning.

News • May 2nd, 2013

Elderly N.Y. Woman Dies in House Fire

Officials said Niagara firefighters were called to the scene at 6:21 a.m. Tuesday after receiving a call from a newspaper delivery person who observed smoke coming from inside the woman's home.

News • May 1st, 2013

Wis. Elementary School Fire Investigated as Arson

More than 600 students have been displaced by a suspicious early morning fire that caused extensive damage to St. Croix Central Elementary School.

News • May 1st, 2013

Big Blaze Decimates Downtown Area in Idaho

Flames damaged several buildings in downtown Jerome, displacing more than 20 families and heavily damaging businesses.

News • May 1st, 2013

Hot Grill, Gasoline Fumes, Blamed For N.H. Condo Fire

Heat from a propane gas grill that ignited gasoline fumes from a nearby can is the suspected cause of a large fire that heavily damaged condos in Bretton Woods.

News • May 1st, 2013

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