Part of a Mississippi State University dormitory remained closed Monday following a Sunday fire. MSU spokesman Sid Salter said at least 27 rooms could be uninhabitable for an extended period. No injuries were reported, but more than 150 female students …
A state police fire marshal says a candle caused a fire that destroyed a 10-unit apartment building in central Pennsylvania that left about 35 people homeless. Nobody was hurt in the fire reported just after noon Saturday at the Seven …
Hampton, N.H., fire officials say a candle being used to defrost a freezer started a fire that damaged a beachside hotel and apartment complex. The Portsmouth Herald reports that an occupant of the apartment left the candle burning unattended when …