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Fatal Apartment Fire Claims Life of Arlington Woman
Reports have come in this morning of a fatal fire in a seventh-story apartment in Arlington.
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Blaze destroys historic seaside pier
A fierce fire has destroyed a historic seaside pier in England, quickly reducing the major tourist attraction to a smouldering wreck.
Authorities: NorCal wildfire kills fire chief
Authorities say a firefighter who died while scouting a Northern California blaze is likely a fire chief from Washington state.
Fire still threatens homes west of Yosemite Park
A fast-spreading wildfire is raging out of control near a western entrance to Yosemite National Park.
Seven Injured in Church Shooting
Seven people were critically wounded Sunday when an unidentified gunman entered a church in Knoxville, Tenn., and opened fire, authorities say.
Fire west of Red Lodge triggers evacuations
Risk from a wildfire in the Custer National Forest about 12 miles west of Red Lodge has led to evacuation of some homes and a Girl Scout camp.
Huge fire tackled at factory park
Smoke and flames billowed through the roof More than 100 firefighters were tackling a blaze on an industrial estate, Surrey Fire Brigade said.
Hundreds of British tourists evacuated as forest fires sweep Greek island
Hundreds of British holidaymakers have been evacuated from hotels to escape forest fires raging across the Greek island of Rhodes.
Calif. fire threatens homes near Yosemite Valley
This image provided by NASA taken Tuesday July 22, 2008 shows smoke engulfing the northern Sacramento Valley in California.
CA wildfires near total containment
California fire officials say the thousands of blazes sparked by a massive lightning storm are 98 percent contained after burning for more than a month.
An apartment building's second blaze in six weeks Friday hurt 17 people, two critically, in what a city official called a major explosion.
CA wildfires near total containment
California fire officials say the thousands of blazes sparked by a massive lightning storm are 98 percent contained after burning for more than a month.
Arson fear in deadly S Korea fire
Seven people have been killed and three were left in critical condition after a fire swept through a boarding house in South Korea.
One person dead in New Hampshire storms that leveled several homes
Violent storms on Thursday in a 25-mile-long swath of central New Hampshire destroyed several homes, damaged dozens of others and left at least one person dead, authorities said as police and firefighters went ...
Dozens Of Additional Burned Homes Found In Butte
Now that the flames have subsided some, firefighters have found dozens of additional homes destroyed by the wildfires in Butte County.
Air Mauritius flight catches fire on takeoff
Mitt Romney Mike Huckabee Sarah Palin Rob Portman Other A plane taking off from New Delhi's main airport caught fire forcing all 252 passengers and crew to escape through an emergency exit, airport officials ...
Fire damages Marshalltown industrial building
Fire has damaged a five-story industrial building in Marshalltown. The fire at Handy Industries was reported about 7 p.m. on Wednesday.
Four found dead in house fire were homicide victims
Posted by Carol Robinson and Jeremy Gray -- The Birmingham News July 24, 2008 7:16 AM The Grasselli Heights couple and their two children who were homicide victims were found early this morning in their burning ...
Truck rollover starts brush fire at Pendleton
A tractor-trailer crashed in flames and touched off a brush blaze that shut down southbound Interstate 5 for an hour at dawn Thursday in the Camp Pendleton area.
Landfill fire blankets south Palo Alto and Mountain View neighborhoods with thick smoke
Palo Alto and Menlo Park firefighters combat a landfill fire in Palo Alto on Wednesday.