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Mississippi Agriculture Museum Fire Investigation Begins

A two-alarm fire at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum was believed to have started in a barn, but fire investigators were sifting through the charred debris to determine the exact cause, fire officials said Friday. Chief Deputy Fire Marshal …

Fire Causes $2M in Damages to Idaho Hop Shed

Fire officials in Wilder, Idaho, are puzzling over the cause of a fire that destroyed an estimated $2 million worth of hops and machinery used to dry the pine-cone like flowers. The fire Sunday night ignited in one of several …

Tennessee Funeral Home Destroyed by Fire

A blaze has destroyed a funeral home in Middle Tennessee. Fire officials say a passer-by reported seeing flames coming out of the roof at the Sellars Funeral Home in Lebanon early Sunday morning. Fire Chief Chris Dowell said it took …

Minneapolis Church Burns; 5 Firefighters Hurt

A historic church in south Minneapolis, Minn., has been destroyed by fire, and at least five firefighters were injured while battling the blaze. The Walker Community United Methodist Church went up in flames Sunday evening. Deputy fire chief Todd Steinhilber …

No Injuries in North Carolina Hospital Fire

Transylvania County officials say no injuries were reported after a fire started in the boiler room of a hospital in Brevard, N.C. Witnesses said they heard explosions late Sunday night at the Transylvania Regional Hospital. Officials say the building with …

Boats Burn at Northern Illinois Marina

More than a dozen boats burned when a fire broke out at a northern Illinois marina. Firefighters got word of the blaze at about 1 a.m. Thursday at the Spring Brook Marina in Seneca, about 60 miles southwest of Chicago. …