Jun 14, 2008

Beaverton, Oregon Fire Wrecks Apartments Leaving 40 Without Homes

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By David R. Anderson – The Oregonian BEAVERTON — A three-alarm fire tore through an apartment building early this morning, displacing about 40 residents and killing a dog. Investigators were examining whether a discarded cigarette caused the fire after a [...]

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Jun 14, 2008

Aspen, Colorado Fire Guts Apartments

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By Charles Agar – Post Independent ASPEN, Colorado — A fire gutted the Castle Ridge Apartments in Aspen late Tuesday night and raged into the early morning Wednesday. One cat perished from smoke inhalation, but all 17 residents escaped a [...]

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Jun 13, 2008

Pet Saves Family From Fire in Chesterfield, Virginia

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By Beth Danziger – NBC12 A Chesterfield family says they’re alive thanks to the family pet. Their four-year-old lab, Buddy, was killed in a massive house fire off Regalia Place early Thursday morning. But, not before he was able to [...]

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Jun 10, 2008

Bethany Beach, DE Bedroom Fire Contained by Fire Sprinkler

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Delmarva Daily Times BETHANY BEACH — A fire at a townhouse on the 700 block of Sunrise Court on Sunday caused damages worth approximately $7,500, the Delaware State Fire Marshal reported. The fire started in a bedroom and was contained [...]

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Jun 09, 2008

Fire Heavily Damages Texas Governor’s Mansion

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By KELLEY SHANNON – The Huffington Post AUSTIN, Texas — Arson is suspected in a fire that swept through the historic Texas governor’s mansion early Sunday, leaving much of the 152-year-old building charred and severely damaged, the state fire marshal [...]

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Jun 08, 2008

Peabody, MA Fast Moving Blaze Acted ‘like a blow torch’ says Fire Chief

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By Bruno Matarazzo Jr. – The Salem News PEABODY — Within minutes of sparking, fire engulfed one building of a large apartment complex off Dearborn Road yesterday, destroyed the building within hours and displaced approximately 700 residents in the complex. [...]

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Jun 08, 2008

Fire Tragedy in Harvard

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By SARAH SUTSCHEK and CYNDI WYSS – Northwest Herald HARVARD – Jane Gasiorowski awoke Tuesday to her alarm at 4 a.m. and smelled smoke. When she opened her apartment door, she saw her neighbor across the hall, apologizing profusely. “The [...]

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Jun 06, 2008

Dartmouth, MA Gas Hoarding Eyed as Cause of Apartment Fire

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By Brian Boyd – SouthCoastToday.com DARTMOUTH — A couple tried to beat the high cost of gasoline by hoarding it in their apartment, but the plan backfired when fumes ignited, causing a fire that displaced residents from eight units in [...]

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Jun 04, 2008

Kanagawa, Japan Fire Laws for Care Homes Failing Residents

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Seiji Umezawa, Atsuhito Takahashi and Yasushi Kaneko – The Daily Yomiuri A group home where three mentally disabled people were killed in a fire Monday in Ayase, Kanagawa Prefecture, did not have a fire alarm or sprinkler system installed. The [...]

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Jun 04, 2008

Tenants Escape Saturday Fire Unharmed in Columbia, MO

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By PHOUSAVANH SENGSAVANH – Columbia Missourian COLUMBIA — Investigators have not determined what sparked a fire Saturday morning at 2100 Cherry Hill Drive. According to a Columbia Fire Department news release, officials are focusing on electrical problems and speculations of [...]

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