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Probe Begins After Oklahoma City Apartment Fire Smoldered For Days

Investigators were set to begin digging through rubble to determine the cause of a massive fire that smoldered for four days and engulfed a $65 million luxury apartment complex in Oklahoma City that had been under construction. At least 80 …

‘Suspicious’ Apartment Fire in New York Displaces More Than 20 Residents

Fires at an apartment complex displaced more than 20 people on Sunday night, with authorities saying the blaze was suspicious and appeared to have been started in the recycling bins left on back porches. This is the second fire to …

25 Homes Destroyed by Fire at Apartment Complex in Atlanta Area

A fire at an Atlanta area apartment complex destroyed more than two dozen units. The American Red Cross was working to help more than 40 people displayed by the fire at the Gallery Apartments in Marietta late Saturday afternoon. No …

5 People Injured in South Carolina Apartment Explosion

Authorities say five people have been injured after an apartment exploded in South Carolina. The Greenwood Fire Department said three adults and two children were hurt in the blast just after 2 a.m. Sunday. Authorities say one man was taken …

Tennessee Apartment Fire Displaces 19 Residents

An apartment fire has displaced 19 residents and sent two people to the hospital in Tennessee. News outlets report the fire was reported Thursday night at a four-unit apartment building in North Knoxville. Knoxville Fire Department spokesman D.J. Corcoran said …

22 Displaced by North Carolina Apartment Complex Fire Allegedly Started by Resident

Firefighters rescued four adults and an infant from a burning apartment complex in east Charlotte, N.C., that officials believe was intentionally set. News outlets report that 21-year-old Shontavia Gingles is accused of setting fire to her apartment Monday morning. She …

Fire at Orlando Apartment Complex Damages 22 Units

More than 50 residents were displaced following a fire at an apartment complex in Orlando on April 21. Fire officials tell news outlets that crews were called to the Regency Gardens condominium around 2 p.m. Orlando police Cpl. Jason Engelhardt …

Fire at Tennessee Apartment Complex Kills 1, Destroys 11 Homes

One person has died and 11 homes have been destroyed following a fire at an apartment complex in Harriman, Tenn. Harriman Fire Department Chief David Bailey tells news outlets that the fire broke out Sunday morning at the Oasis Apartments …

Deadly Kentucky Apartment Fire Ignited by Resident Smoking Near Oxygen Tank

Jackie Hisle Jr.’s voice cracked through the jailhouse phone Monday as he struggled to explain how smoking near his oxygen tank might have ignited a massive blaze at his apartment building that killed his son and two others. “I regret …

Kentucky Apartment Building Destroyed by Fire, 3 Dead

Keith Edwards woke up in the middle of the night and heard what sounded like gunshots. Looking out the window, he saw flames, 25-feet tall, starting to consume his apartment building. The massive overnight fire at his central Kentucky apartment …