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UPDATED: Days Inn fire ruled accidental
We now know what caused the major fire at the Days Inn in Roanoke earlier this week.
Investigators have ruled the fire accidental. It was caused when a worker left a drop light in a concealed space between the walls.
The hotel was undergoing...Tags: Renovation, Crimes, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Employees, Career and Workplace
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Three indicted for burning down Vinton home
A husband and wife from Vinton are charged with having their home torched for the insurance money.
A federal grand jury Thursday indicted Shawn & Melissa Combow and Aaron Eugene Woods.
Investigators believe the Combows hired Woods to set fire to their...Tags: Prosecution, Trials, Corporate Crime, Homes, Fraud
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City police search for arsonists throwing flammable bottles
Baltimore police are looking for arsonists responsible for throwing about a dozen crude incendiary devices at buildings since late April. One of the homes hit by the devices — made from bottles and jugs — belonged to a Muslim family in North...
Tags: Family, Islam, Religion and Belief, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
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Brush fire near railroad tracks in Burbank is quickly extinguished
Emergency crews in Burbank were able to quickly extinguish a “very small” brush fire Wednesday that ignited next to the railroad tracks near Verdugo Avenue and Front Street, authorities said. The tracks were closed to Metrolink rail...Tags: Google+, Metrolink
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Man convicted of setting deadly S. Indiana fire, killing two children
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A jury on Tuesday convicted a southwestern Indiana man of setting the fire that killed his fiancee's two children. After deliberating for about an hour, the Clark County jury found Jeffrey Weisheit guilty of murder...
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Arson investigators look for tips after fires in Branson
cbrewer@schurz.comBRANSON, Mo. -- Fire officials say several small fires on Monday evening likely are the works of an arsonist. Now they're looking for tips that might help them arrest someone. Fire crews responded to the area of Missouri 165 near Coffelt's Country...Tags: Police Investigations
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Man found dead in Gold Coast apartment after fire
Tribune reporterA man was found dead inside his Gold Coast apartment after the building's doorman called police to check on the man's well being Friday night. The door on the unit, in the 1100 block of North Lake Shore Drive, was chained shut from inside, according...Tags: Gold Coast, Chicago Police Department, Chicago Fire Department
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Cottage-style homes planned for Montex fire site
When the old Montex Textiles plant burned in 2005, it was no ordinary fire. Hundreds of barrels of chemicals, including toxic powdered aluminum, sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide fueled the blaze, which was later ruled an arson. Federal officials...Tags: Allentown, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Politics, Public Officials
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Two killed as monster wildfire threatens Colorado Springs
ReutersCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) - The remains of two people killed trying to flee the most destructive Colorado wildfire on record were found on Thursday as crews fought to keep the fierce, wind-driven blaze from roaring into the outskirts of Colorado...Tags: Wildfires
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Warsaw man arrested on arson charges, wants to 'return to prison'
A Warsaw man was arrested on arson charges Tuesday after allegedly setting his parents residence on fire, according to police. Deputies were called out around 2:30 p.m. to the scene of a house fire located at the 6000 block of West County Road 100...Tags: Warsaw (Poland), Crimes, Police Arrests, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice
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High Court Reduces Payments To Victims of Fatal Hartford Nursing Home Fire
The Hartford CourantThe state Supreme Court Monday agreed with a subsidiary of insurance giant AIG and sharply limited the pool of money available to victims of a fire that killed 16 patients a decade ago at Greenwood Health Center, a former Hartford nursing home. Chief...Tags: Medical Specialization, Abusive Behavior, Long Term Care, Substance Abuse, American International Group
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Structure collapse killed four Houston firefighters
HOUSTON--A structure collapse in a burning building killed four Houston firefighters, the deadliest fire in the history of the country's third-largest fire department, officials confirmed in a statement Saturday. The four firefighters--Capt. Matthew...Tags: Annise Parker, Disasters and Accidents
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