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4 children die in Memphis apartment fire; father detained
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A fire in a South Memphis neighborhood killed four children Wednesday afternoon, and police detained their father, authorities said. The blaze erupted shortly before 3 p.m. at a two-story apartment building in the Washington Heights area. It took around 50...
Jaguar recalls I-Pace electric vehicles due to fire risk in batteries, tells owners to park outside
DETROIT (AP) — Jaguar is recalling more than 6,000 I-Pace electric SUVs in the U.S. due to the risk of the high-voltage battery catching fire, and it’s telling owners to park them outdoors. The recall is the latest in a series of electric vehicle battery recalls because of the...
Man behind 2021 Walmart fires along Gulf Coast gets 18 years
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama federal judge has sentenced the man who admits being the leader of a scheme to set fires to Walmart stores along the Gulf Coast to 18 years in prison — double the recommended sentence. As part of a plea deal, prosecutors had recommended a nine-year...
Unprecedented wildfire on Canada's Atlantic coast still burning after four days
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — An unprecedented string of wildfires in Canada's Atlantic-coast province of Nova Scotia continued to burn out of control for a fourth day on Wednesday, preventing thousands of evacuees from trying to see if their homes have been destroyed. Fire...
Unprecedented wildfire on Canada's Atlantic coast still burning after four days
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — An unprecedented string of wildfires in Canada's Atlantic-coast province of Nova Scotia continued to burn out of control for a fourth day on Wednesday, preventing thousands of evacuees from trying to see if their homes have been destroyed. Fire...
South Carolina firefighter dies after partial collapse at burning apartment building
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 25-year-old firefighter from South Carolina has died after part of a burning apartment building collapsed while firefighters were inside. Authorities said James Muller of the Irmo Fire District died Friday while he was providing aid during the response to a...
Guyana girls dorm fire that killed 19 was deliberately set by student, official says
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Investigators in Guyana believe a fire that killed 19 mostly girls trapped in a school dormitory was deliberately set by a student who was upset that her mobile phone was confiscated, a top official said Tuesday. The suspect in the fire late Sunday, who is...
Minnesota mosque fire suspect admits setting it to protest homelessness, affidavit says
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A man charged with setting a fire at a Minnesota mosque told authorities he is Muslim and set the fire to protest homelessness, according to court records. Said Murekezi, 42, is charged with second-degree arson, second-degree burglary of a religious building...
New Zealand police lower hostel fire death toll to 5; man held in jail on arson charges
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police on Friday lowered the confirmed death toll from a Wellington hostel fire from six people to five, although they said they still haven't finished searching the dangerous four-story building. And in another development, a man charged...
Fire chief: 2 missing after massive blaze at North Carolina construction site
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Two construction workers were still unaccounted for late Thursday after a massive, fast-moving fire broke out at a North Carolina construction site earlier in the day, the city's fire chief said. Fifteen workers, including a crane operator, were rescued by...
