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  • Indy Officials Seek Answers in Vacant Home Fires

    INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis firefighters said it's unclear if the city's recent string of vacant house fires were intentionally set or caused by someone homeless trying to stay warm. Investigators said the vacant house fires are becoming...

    News • December 19th, 2011

  • Tree Trimmer Killed in Colorado Mishap

    FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- A tree trimmer was killed in Fort Collins Tuesday when a large branch gave way and hit him while he was 40 to 50 feet in the air. The victim was working in the 2000 block of Hunter Court and was...

    News • December 14th, 2011

  • Wisconsin Man Accused of Setting Store on Fire

    SPARTA, Wis. -- A Sparta man is accused of setting fire to a convenience store after it refused to sell him alcohol. Bradford White, 38, was arrested early Saturday morning. Authorities said he broke into Fast Eddie's...

    News • December 13th, 2011

  • Fire Destroys Colorado Metal Shop

    LONGMONT, Colo. -- Firefighters have extinguished a blaze that destroyed a metal shop in Longmont. The fire was burning at North 65th Street and Nelson Road, home to the business Colorado Precision and Plating...

    News • December 13th, 2011

  • Indianapolis Hydrants Are Freezing Up Already

    INDIANAPOLIS -- Firefighters hope more snow and colder temperatures wont cause more frozen fire hydrants around Indianapolis. Officials said frozen hydrants have been a problem for the city in recent years, but...

    News • December 9th, 2011

  • Five-Alarm Fire Hits Empty St. Louis Factory

    Firefighters in St. Louis battled a 5-alarm fire in a downtown commercial building that engulfed the top two floors of the six-story building and damaged the other floors. According to The St. Louis Post-Dispatch , the abandoned building was part...

    News • December 8th, 2011

  • Man Dies in Calif. Construction Accident

    SAN DIEGO -- A falling piece of construction equipment struck and killed a worker Tuesday, authorities reported. The industrial accident was reported about 11:45 a.m. in the 800 block of Hollister Street, in the...

    News • December 6th, 2011

  • Tenn. Firefighters Save Woman From House Fire

     A house fire on Saturday morning trapped a woman, but Murfreesboro firefighters were able to rescue the woman who is expected to make a full recovery from injuries she suffered.According to a news report by television station WSMV, Channel 4, the...

    News • December 5th, 2011

  • Fire Spreads to Several Vacant Pa. Houses

    PITTSBURGH -- A blaze that started in Homewood spread to several houses early Monday morning. The fire started at a vacant house along Baxter Street. The house collapsed, and the flames spread to three more vacant home, crews said. No...

    News • December 5th, 2011

  • Mom, Two Kids Injured in Pennsylvania House Fire

    NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- A mother and her two children were taken to area hospitals Sunday morning after a fire at their New Castle home. Officials said the blaze broke out at the house on North Ray Street at about 10:30...

    News • December 4th, 2011

  • Teen Neighbor Saves Senior From Pa. House Fire

    NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- A quick-thinking 15-year-old saved a woman from a burning New Castle home early Tuesday morning. Justin Ritchie said his dog woke him up when he was barking and looked out the window. "I...

    News • November 23rd, 2011

  • Crane Falls 95 Feet Off Pa. Bridge; Man Loses Foot

    WINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Rescue crews had to use ropes and a basket to pull a man to safety after the crane he was operating toppled off a bridge in Butler County. The accident happened Monday along Mushroom Farm Road in Winfield...

    News • November 22nd, 2011

  • Private Hydrant Malfunctions at Colo. Apt. Blaze

    LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- The West Metro Fire Protection District has issued a Notice of Fire Code Violation to management at the Timberleaf Apartments in Lakewood after one of the complex’s private hydrants malfunctioned during a major fire Sunday...

    News • November 22nd, 2011

  • N.C. Fire Boat Response Delayed by Low Staffing

    CORNELIUS, N.C. -- A recent fire on Lake Norman highlights big staffing concerns, said firefighters at Cornelius-Lemley Fire and Rescue. A fire boat was bought last year for $400,000 to be used to respond to fires on...

    News • November 22nd, 2011

  • 16 Sickened by Fumes at Colo. Middle School

    FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- The smell that made more than a dozen students sick at Blevins Middle School on Friday is being blamed on chemicals from an art class and a science lab storage area mixing in the air. The students started reporting a...

    News • November 22nd, 2011

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