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Fire Destroys Danish Museum, Collection Saved

A fire blazed through The Museum of Danish Resistance in Copenhagen on Sunday, destroying large parts of the building but most of the collection was saved, museum officials said. No one was injured in the fire and firefighters and staff …

Fire Destroys Office at Missouri Area Resort

A fire destroyed the business office of a Branson, Mo., resort but no other structures were damaged. No injuries were reported after the fire Sunday night at the White Wing Resort, which is just south of Silver Dollar City. Firefighters …

Fire Destroys Factory in Arkansas

Authorities say an east Arkansas plastics factory was destroyed in a weekend fire. The K-Tops Plastics Manufacturing factory in Colt went up in flames Saturday night. Colt Fire Chief Jim Haynes says it was unsafe to send the firefighters inside …

Officials Blame Contractor for Iowa Fire

Fire officials say sparks from a grinder ignited a fire that destroyed a building near the town square in downtown Centerville, Iowa. The Tuesday afternoon fire gutted a building that was home to a shop called The Gypsy Quarter. Fire …

Kansas VFW Post Deemed a Total Loss After Fire

A century-old building that housed a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Ellsworth, Kansas, was destroyed by a fire and likely won’t be rebuilt, the post’s commander said. Firefighters were called to the building on Main Street shortly before 5 …

Payroll, Loans Continue After University of Hawaii Fire

University of Hawaii payroll and student loan functions will continue without interruption after a fire destroyed a building that stored records for the entire university system, officials said Monday. Honolulu firefighters were still putting out hot spots Monday, a day …

Arkansas City Hall, Other Buildings Burn in Fire

Fire has destroyed the city hall building and most of the structures on a block in Kensett, Ark. Authorities say no one was in any of the buildings when the blaze erupted Sunday night, and no injuries were reported. Fire …