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Colorado Apartment Fire Started Following Plumbing Work

Authorities say a fire that destroyed an 11-unit apartment complex near Basalt, Colo., started after plumbing work was performed in one of units. Basalt Deputy Fire Chief Jerry Peetz says a plumber was using a blowtorch to join two pieces …

About 60 Displaced in California Apartment Fire

Overcooked french fries are being blamed for a fire in a Cupertino, Calif., apartment complex that forced about 60 people from their homes Saturday night. A Red Cross spokesman says a fire reported around 6 p.m. at the Village Green …

Kansas Apartment Fire Intentionally Set

Investigators say a fire that destroyed a Kansas apartment complex under construction was intentionally set. Officials investigating the Nov. 6 blaze at the 96-unit Strasser Village Apartments, in Manhattan, Kansas, said the fire appears to have been started in the …

Fire Causes $700,000 Damage to Washington Apartment Building

No one was seriously injured in a three-alarm fire at an apartment complex near Mill Creek, Wash., but at least a dozen residents of the Millwood Estates Apartments were displaced and damage is estimated at $700,000. Snohomish County Fire District …

Major Carbon Monoxide Leak Found in Wis. Apartment BUilding

Authorities say nearly a dozen people were taken to the hospital after a carbon monoxide leak was found in an apartment building in New London, Wis. The New London Fire Department says firefighters were called to the scene about 6 …

4 Injured in Explosion at Calif. Apartment Complex

Southern California authorities say four people were injured in an explosion at a Newport Beach apartment complex that triggered a fire and heavy smoke. Newport Beach Fire Department Assistant Chief Ralph Restadius says the blaze reported shortly before 10 a.m. …

New Hampshire Fire Displaces 28 Manchester Residents

Twenty-eight people are homeless as a result of a fire in a Manchester, N.H., apartment building. WMUR-TV says emergency crews found a fire in the center of the common cellar shooting up towards the second floor when they arrived early …

Iowa City Fire Damages Businesses, Apartments

A fire and explosion at an Iowa City, Iowa apartment has caused damage to several businesses. A statement from the Iowa City fire department says the fire was reported just after 2 a.m. Saturday by the resident of the second-story …

Colorado Man Ticketed After Marijuana Water System Floods

A Boulder, Colorado man has been charged with prohibited acts of marijuana after the watering system he set up in his condo for his medical marijuana plants flooded his neighbor’s downstairs apartment. Police said 28-year-old Michael Leago was cited Friday …

2 Florida Apartment Buildings Damaged by Fast-Moving Storm

Authorities say high winds from a fast-moving squall line damaged two apartment buildings in the Tampa Bay area. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office says the roof was completely torn off of Holiday Isles just after 1 a.m. Wednesday. The roof …