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Colorado Man Sentenced in Nevada Power Plant Fire Initially Described as Terror Attack

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Colorado man was sentenced Wednesday to prison in Nevada following his arrest last January for setting his car afire at a remote facility in what authorities initially characterized as a terror attack on the electric …

California Amusement Park Fire That Burned 8 Cars Investigated

A fire broke out in Disneyland’s main parking structure that burned eight cars and forced seven people to be treated for smoke inhalation, authorities said. No foul play was suspected, but investigators haven’t given a cause for the Monday blaze …

Dick Van Dyke Uninjured After Car Fire on Los Angeles Freeway

Dick Van Dyke is uninjured after his Jaguar caught fire while he was driving on a Los Angeles, Calif., freeway. California Highway Patrol officer Saul Gomez said Monday that the 87-year-old entertainer was not treated or cited at the scene. …

Arrest Made in Los Angeles Arson Spree

It was another night of firefighters scrambling across the nation’s second largest city to snuff out a series of arson attacks when a tip came in about a German man who matched the description of someone with a shoulder-length ponytail …

Car Fire Spreads to Washington Home

A fire that damaged a Spokane, Wash., home started with a car fire. The occupant was working on the car Saturday, trying to cut off the fuel tank with a torch when he burned a hole in the tank and …