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Laser Plasma Cutter Fire Causes $850K Damage at Oregon Steel Company

The Eugene/Springfield Fire Department responded to a fire Tuesday night involving a laser plasma cutter at the Farwest Steel manufacturing plant. The department says the company evacuated employees and isolated the fuel. The fire in the metal cutting machine was …

Arson Considered in Utah Fire That Caused $1M in Damage

Investigators are on the scene of a Friday morning fire at an unfinished Orem, Utah, condominium complex that appears to have been intentionally set. Orem Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Peterson says the fire was reported about 2:30 a.m. and extinguished …

Fatal East Georgia Fire Caused by Improper Use of Fireplace

State fire officials say an overloaded fireplace led to a blaze that killed a woman in east Georgia. Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens said in a statement that a fire that killed 49-year-old Anita Boyd of Elberton …

California Landscaping Business Fire Destroys 21 Vehicles, Causes $1M Damage

A huge fire at the sprawling warehouse of a Southern California landscaping business caused a collapsed roof, forced the shutdown of a freeway ramp and caused an estimate $1 million in damages. San Bernardino County fire officials tell the Riverside …

Worker Torched Pennsylvania Store, Causing $2M in Damage

A man has been jailed on charges he set fire to the Pennsylvania discount store where he worked, starting a blaze that did $2 million in damage to a strip mall. When asked to comment after his arraignment Monday, Johnathan …

Investigators Probe Cause of Delaware Fire

Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire that did extensive damage to a home in the Delaware City area. The State Fire Marshal’s Office says the blaze was reported shortly after 5 p.m. Damage to the home …

Cooking Fire Causes $20k Damage to Delaware Home

Officials say a fire in Newark, Del., that did $20,000 in damage to a home in Newark was accidental. The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s office says that the fire at a home on Dunleary Drive was reported shortly before 2 …

Montana Barn Fire Deemed Total Loss, Damages Exceed $200K

A fire at the Big Stone Hutterite Colony near Sand Coulee, Mont., destroyed nearly $80,000 worth of hay and the steel barn where it was stored. Colony secretary/treasurer Andy Wurz tells the Great Falls Tribune the fire was spotted in …

Chula Vista Yacht Fire Caused $25M in Damage

A fire that burned a yacht at a San Diego County boat yard caused an estimated $25 million in damage. U-T San Diego says a Chula Vista, Calif., fire official gave that estimate Wednesday. The blaze was reported last week …

Lightning Ruled Out as Cause of Virginia Plant Fire

Investigators have ruled out lightning as a possible cause of a fire that caused more than half a million dollars damage to a former furniture plant in Martinsville, Va. Martinsville fire marshal Ted Anderson says all other possible causes are …