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Vermont Apartment Building Fire Causes $100K in Damage

Firefighters say no one was hurt in a fire at a large, multi-unit apartment building that caused $100,000 in damage in Northfield, Vermont. Firefighters said the fire Tuesday afternoon was found in the rear of the building and extended into …

Additional Defendants Sentenced in $1M West Virginia Arson Scheme

Three more defendants in a $1 million arson insurance scheme in Logan have been sentenced to prison. U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin said the three were sentenced to a total of 25 years in prison for their roles in the February …

Fire at Laconia Building Causes $1M in Damage

A fire has caused over $1 million in damage to a 27,000-square-foot building in Laconia, N.H., that houses several businesses. The fire at the former Skate escape/Aubuchon Hardware building happened early Sunday. No one was hurt and the firefighters are …

German Police Find No Evidence of Arson in Fatal Fire

German investigators say there is no evidence to indicate arson in a weekend fire that killed a woman of Turkish background and seven of her children in a building that also housed a German-Turkish cultural association. Ralf Michelfelder told reporters …

Fire Damages High Rise Under Construction in Dubai

Dubai police say a major fire broke out in a high rise building under construction near the world’s tallest skyscraper, but there were no immediate reports of injuries. The blaze Saturday sent a column of gray smoke over the cluster …

Officials: 10 Workers Die in Russia Building Fire

A fire ripped through a new Moscow building’s underground parking lot on Saturday, killing 10 migrant workers and injuring 13 others who had been working and living there, city police said. All those who died were citizens of Tajikistan, Moscow …

Fire at Arizona Pool Building Deemed Accidental

A nighttime fire in a Tucson, Ariz., swimming pool is being called an accident. Fire Capt. Barrett Baker says eight units and 21 firefighters responded to the fire in the boiler room of a building at the Terra Del Sol …

Owner of Burned Vermont Building Hopes to Rebuild

The owner of a historic St. Johnsbury, Vt., building severely damaged by fire last month wants to rebuild. Owner Bruno Ravel is still too upset about the fire to talk to reporters. But he has been talking with talking with …

New Jersey Apartment Complex Fire Leaves Dozens Homeless

Authorities are trying to determine what caused an inferno that destroyed two buildings at a central New Jersey apartment complex. No one was injured in Tuesday’s 9-alarm blaze at the Woodbridge Village apartments in Woodbridge Township. But dozens of residents …

Fire Destroys 6 Washington Businesses

The fire that destroyed a building with six businesses in Silverdale apparently started with an exploding light in a tanning bed. Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue says the fire spread rapidly Sunday afternoon through the building that had no sprinklers. …