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Virginia Firefighters Called Three Times to Same Fire

A Botetourt County blaze drew firefighters to a home three times Monday (Jan. 25) afternoon and night and Tuesday morning, destroying the home and displacing two residents.

News • January 28th, 2010

Massive Fire Destroys N.C. Apartments

MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. -- A massive fire tore through a Mount Holly apartment building Tuesday afternoon. The Kendrick Square Apartments building on West Charlotte Avenue caught fire at about 12:30 p.m. Gaston County...

News • January 26th, 2010

Iowa House Fire Kills 4

CLINTON, Iowa -- Fire officials said four people are dead after a late night house fire in Clinton. Clinton Fire Department Lt. Jim Sowle said firefighters responded to the blaze at the two-story house around 11:30 p.m...

News • January 24th, 2010

Tornado Touches Down in Fla.

VIERA, Fla. -- The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado touched down just after 7:00am Friday, with winds at 65 to 75 mph. It was on the ground for six miles and started at Jacques Drive in Viera and ended at Del Sol...

News • January 24th, 2010

N.H. Industrial Accident Injured 4

NASHUA, N.H. -- An explosion in Nashua on Saturday morning severely burned two people and injured two others. At least four people are hospitalized after an explosion in Nashua, police say.

News • January 24th, 2010

Residents Leap to Safety in Ga.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. -- A fire at a DeKalb County apartment complex forced some residents to jump out windows to safety Friday morning. The fire hit 18 units at the Park at Briarcliff apartments on Willow Lake Drive, leaving 12 heavily...

News • January 23rd, 2010

Ind. Fire Dept. Charges Car Crash Fee

INDIANAPOLIS -- Pike Township has joined a growing list of fire departments in central Indiana now charging for some of its services. The department has begun charging those involved in crashes who need to be extricated from vehicles, 6News...

News • January 22nd, 2010

N.C. Jr. Firefighter Charged with Arson

IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. -- Iredell County investigators said they became suspicious of a junior firefighter in part because he was quick to respond to a number of fires. Now they've charged 17-year-old Mason Lee...

News • January 20th, 2010

Md. FFs Rescue Families from Fire

GERMANTOWN, Md. (WUSA) -- Montgomery County firefighters rescued four families from a burning apartment building in Germantown Tuesday morning.

News • January 19th, 2010

Family Severely Burned in Houston Fire

HOUSTON -- Three young children and their mother were severely burned in a southeast Houston house fire, KPRC Local 2 reported. The home on Avenue L at 93rd Street caught fire just after 4 a.m. Sunday...

News • January 19th, 2010

Car Carrier Catches Fire in Conn.

MILFORD, Conn. -- Several cars on a tractor-trailer car carrier were burned when the truck caught fire on Interstate 95 in Milford Monday morning. The fire was reported just after 6:30 a.m. between exits 39 and...

News • January 19th, 2010

Sprinklers Stop Fire at Ark. Tyson Plant

CLARKSVILLE, Ark.

News • January 18th, 2010

Fla. Woman into Church on Sunday

DELTONA, Fla. -- A car crashed into a church Sunday morning, in what authorities said was the fourth case of a vehicle hitting a building this year in Deltona. Authorities said the crash occurred at the Deltona...

News • January 18th, 2010

Ga. Man Killed in Diesel Explosion

TUCKER, Ga. -- Firefighters said an explosion at a non-operational gas station killed a man. He was working on the BP at the corner of Mountain Industrial Boulevard and Hugh Howell Road. Alan Dobbs said he, his brother...

News • January 17th, 2010

Truck Plows Through Home in Ohio

-- Perry Township police went to a home on Minuteman Avenue Northwest late Wednesday night. When crews arrived, they found the truck half in the garage and half in the house. Perry firefighters said this may have...

News • January 15th, 2010

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