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Tennessee Residents Still Displaced After Flooding

Police say more than 150 people evacuated Sunday from a Memphis, Tenn., neighborhood due to high water from heavy rains are still displaced. About 160 residents who lived in the Whitehaven neighborhood were sent to a temporary shelter at Hickory …

New Jersey Condo Dryer Fire Displaces 5 Residents

Five people were displaced when a dryer fire damaged a condominium in southern New Jersey. No injuries were reported in the fire at the Sixty Acre Reserve development in Jackson, which broke out around 3:50 p.m. Saturday. Authorities say the …

After Irene and Lee, New York Families Still Displaced

Amy and Bill Wetsel’s house near the Schoharie Creek is still empty and stripped down to wall studs. More than 19 months after the deluge of Tropical Storm Irene, their family still pays rent on another house and still tries …

Squirrel Dinner Prep May Have Sparked Michigan Fire

Authorities say a blaze that displaced dozens of people from a Michigan apartment complex may have been sparked by a resident trying to cook a squirrel with a propane torch. Fire Chief Jim Kohsel tells MLive.com that the resident apparently …

Lightning Investigated as Cause of Pennsylvania Fire

Officials in suburban Philadelphia, Pa., say lightning may have caused a four-alarm fire that displaced 30 people and sent several firefighters to a hospital. The fire broke out shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday at the Windsor at Harper’s Crossing complex …

15 Displaced by Apartment Fire in Las Vegas

Authorities say 15 people are looking for another place to live after an exhaust fan malfunction sparked a fire in an apartment complex east of downtown Las Vegas. Clark County spokesman Dan Kulin says no one was hurt in the …

4 Alarm Pennsylvania Row House Fire Displaces at Least 30

Officials say at least 30 people have been displaced by a four alarm fire in the suburban Philadelphia city of Coatesville, Pa. No injuries have been reported. Fire officials said the blaze broke out at about 4:45 p.m. Wednesday in …

13 Residents Displaced by Nebraska Apartment Blaze

Authorities say the storage of combustible items near a furnace likely caused a fire that forced people to flee an Omaha, Neb., apartment building. The fire broke out around 3 a.m. Sunday at the Wheaten Place Apartments in northwestern Omaha. …

Cut Wiring Sparked Utah Apartment Fire

Unified Fire Authority officials say a fire that displaced 20 to 30 people in a Holladay, Utah, apartment complex started when electrical wiring was accidentally cut during construction work. No residents were hurt when the flames broke out about 4 …

17 Displaced by California Apartment Building Fire

A fire at a northern San Diego, Calif., apartment building has displaced 17 people and caused an estimated $500,000 in damage. The North County Times says cooking oil left untended on a hot stove sparked the fire in the Vista …