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Three Children Killed in North Carolina House Fire

Three children under the age of 5 are dead and their mother was taken to a hospital after a house fire in North Carolina on Monday morning, authorities said. Greensboro Deputy Fire Chief Dwayne Church says firefighters called to a …

Two Children Killed in House Fire in North Carolina

Two children died and two adults were injured last weekend in a house fire in Salisbury, North Carolina. The Salisbury Post reported Saturday that the Salisbury Fire Department and Rowan County Emergency Services were called to a home at about …

Iowa Fire That Killed 4 Children Blamed on Power Strip

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) – A house fire that killed four children in northern Iowa was caused by an electrical power strip, authorities said Thursday. The blaze was reported early Wednesday in Mason City, and when firefighters arrived they found …

Oklahoma House Fires Leaves 8 Dead

BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (AP) – Eight people were found dead in a burning Tulsa-area house in what was being investigated as multiple homicides, police said. The fire was reported about 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27 in a quiet residential area …

Police Investigate Dallas House Fire After 3 Bodies Found

Police in suburban Dallas are investigating after three adult family members were found dead in house fire, one with a gunshot wound to the head and two with signs of trauma. Carrollton police said firefighters who responded to the Saturday …

Ohio House Fire Injures 5 Firefighters

Five firefighters were injured while battling a house fire in Ohio over the weekend, authorities said. Officials said the blaze was reported in a home in Springfield at about 2 p.m. Tuesday. Assistant Chief Matt Smith said crews were on …

Michigan House Fire Leaves 2 Dead, 5 Injured, 1 Missing

Two men died and five people were injured early Monday in a fire at a multi-family dwelling in Pontiac, authorities said. Eleven adults were in the home when the fire was reported around 2:44 a.m., Oakland County Sheriff’s Department officials …

Four Girls, 12 and 14 Years Old, Accused of Setting Pennsylvania House Fire

Four teenage girls ranging in age from 12 to 14 have been arrested on juvenile court charges of setting a fire that destroyed an unoccupied western Pennsylvania house earlier this month, sending a police officer and a firefighter to the …

Arsonist Charged in Texas Courthouse Fire Suspected in Additional Blaze

The suspect in a fire that destroyed all but the outer rock walls of a 111-year-old Texas courthouse is being held on arson charges, authorities say. Nicholas Miller, who remained jailed on Feb. 9, was arrested on Feb. 5 after …

Accidental Delaware House Fire Causes $250K in Damage

Delaware authorities say a house fire in a neighborhood near the coast was an accident. The Delaware Office of the State Fire Marshal issued a news release saying that it had ruled the fire in Sussex County, Delaware, was accidental. …