A fire early on April 28 caused extensive smoke damage to a central Illinois church, authorities said. Crews were called to St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Lexington after a passerby discovered smoke coming from the building around 3:30 a.m., Lexington …
The director of the Hopkinton Town Library in New Hampshire says damage caused by a lightning strike is “mindboggling.” Donna Dunlop said “almost the entire inventory” of books must be replaced because of fire, smoke and water damage Friday night. …
Firefighters say a near-century-old New Jersey Italian restaurant suffered damage in an afternoon fire. Freehold fire officials say Federici’s Family Restaurant suffered smoke and water damage after a fire broke out in the wall of the restaurant Wednesday. Firefighters were …
A legal dispute is brewing between insurance company Liberty Mutual and Keurig Green Mountain, the maker of single-cup coffee machines. The Boston-based insurer has filed a lawsuit that alleges that a Massachusetts woman’s Keurig coffee machine was responsible for a …
Five homes in Wilmington, Del., have been condemned following a fire over the weekend that displaced a dozen residents. It happened Sunday afternoon. The News Journal of Wilmington reports that city fire spokesman James Jobes says arriving firefighters found heavy …
An office building in Norwich that houses seven businesses has been destroyed by a fire. The Norwich Bulletin reports that fire officials say the fire started around 3:30 a.m. Saturday on West Main Street. The East Great Plain Fire Department …
