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Fire Causes $170,000 in Damage to Knott’s Berry Farm

Orange County, Calif., authorities say nobody was hurt in a fire that gutted a Johnny Rockets restaurant and two other concessions at Knott’s Berry Farm. Fire Authority Capt. Steve Concialdi says the blaze was reported around 2:20 a.m. Wednesday in …

Fire Causes $85,000 Damage to Auto Repair Shop Near Vegas Strip

Arson investigators are probing the cause of a weekend blaze in an automotive repair business across Interstate 15 from the Las Vegas Strip. No injuries were reported after the two-alarm fire a little after 6 a.m. Sunday behind a business …

Vermont Ski Condo Complex Fire Causes $2M in Damage

A fire at a three-story condominium complex at the Sugarbush Ski Resort has been extinguished, but police said it might have caused millions of dollars in damage. Resident Maria Freeman, who was inside the complex, told WCAX-TV that her dog …

Video of Nevada Puppy Shop Owner With Arsonist Before Fire

A Las Vegas pet-store owner was videotaped letting an arsonist into her store, and she collected office files before leaving as the man set fire to the business with more than two dozen puppies inside, according to an arrest report …

Propane Leak Caused Central Pennsylvania Home Explosion

A state police fire marshal determined a central Pennsylvania house exploded because of a propane leak in the basement. Troopers from the DuBois barracks say the blast Monday afternoon caused about $250,000 damage to home in Sandy Township, Clearfield County. …

Two Michigan School Buses Destroyed by Fire

Authorities in Saginaw County, Mich., say electrical problems caused a blaze that destroyed two school buses and damaged two more. WSGW-AM reports Monday that damage to the four Saginaw Intermediate School District buses from the Saturday night fire is estimated …

Vermont Police Say Cause Unclear in Waterbury Fire

Vermont State Police fire investigators say they don’t know what caused a fire that heavily damaged a building in downtown Waterbury, but it’s not considered suspicious. The fire in the Stowe Street building was reported just after 5 a.m. Tuesday. …

Kansas Restaurant Fire Caused $200,000 in Damage

A fire at a downtown Caldwell, Kansas, restaurant last week caused an estimated $200,000 in damage. The Wichita Eagle reports that Caldwell fire chief Pat York says the fire at Richard’s Last Chance Bar and Grill is still under investigation …

Improving Claims Management Through Cloud Computing

The idea of cloud computing or consuming information technology as a utility resonates a lot like the Application Service Provider (ASP) approach of the 1990’s. This ‘out of the box’ platform gives claim departments the opportunity to transition their business …

Virginia Fire Injures Resident, Firefighter

Fairfax County fire officials are investigating a house fire that injured a resident and a firefighter. The fire was reported around 9 p.m. Saturday in the 500 block of E. Columbia Street in Falls Church, Va. Officials say one resident …