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Hospital Fire Near Rome Kills at Least 3 and Causes an Emergency Evacuation Patients

ROME (AP) — A fire broke out in a hospital on Rome`s outskirts, killing at least three people and forcing the overnight evacuation of the smoke-filled facility and its nearly 200 patients, officials said Saturday. The blaze began in the …

Minnesota Residential Sprinkler Mandate Takes Effect in January

A new state requirement for the home building industry was published this week in Minnesota. It means a sprinkler system is required for new houses larger than 4,500 square feet beginning in January. Eden Prairie Fire Chief George Esbensen says …