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2 hrs ago | FireHouse.com

Fire Destroys Building at Closed Kan. Amusement Park

The building that once housed the offices and skee-ball games at the shuttered Joyland amusement park in Wichita was destroyed by fire.

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Related Topix: Sedgwick County, KS

6 hrs ago | Contra Costa Times

Concord: Grass fire shuts down lane on eastbound Highway 4

Fire crews have shut down one lane on Highway 4 as they work to clear the area of a small brush fire that began in the center divide, according to the California Highway Patrol.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Concord, CA

10 hrs ago | KSWO

Funeral Saturday for Dallas firefighter Wilson

Firefighters from across the area and the state are expected to attend a funeral this weekend for a veteran Dallas firefighter killed while battling a fire at a Dallas condo complex.

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12 hrs ago | WTMA-AM North Charleston

Crews Respond to Two Overnight Fires in North Charleston

Firefighters were kept busy overnight as two fires broke out at homes in North Charleston.

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Related Topix: North Charleston, SC

13 hrs ago | Merced Sun-Star

Don't get burned: Whether novice or seasoned griller, check out these do's and don'ts

As spring turns into summer, millions of Americans will rush outdoors to light up a grill in celebration.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Bar-B-Q, Arlington, VA, Recipes

Fri May 24, 2013

Chichester Today

Tributes paid to Westbourne fire victim

FRIENDS and family have paid tribute to a young mother who died in a house fire at her Westbourne home.

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13WMAZ.com

Boy With Lighter Starts Fire in Cherokee Co. Home

Fire department officials say a 5-year-old boy playing with a lighter started a fire in his grandmother's Cherokee County home.

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Related Topix: Cherokee County, GA, Canton, GA

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Hercules: Two-alarm fire threatening homes near Highway 4, Interstate 80

Crews extinguished a two-alarm brush fire near the intersection of Interstate 80 and Highway 4, which burned multiple fences but did not reach any homes, Contra Costa County Fire officials said.

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Related Topix: Hercules, CA, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Contra Costa County, CA

Weyburn This Week

Iqaluit apartment complex fire that killed two people was arson: RCMP

An investigation into a fatal fire at an apartment complex in the Nunavut capital has concluded the blaze was deliberately set.

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KXXV-TV Waco

Man faces arson charge after Houston fire

Houston police have arrested a man on an arson charge in an apartment complex fire allegedly started by a thrown Molotov cocktail.

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Northern Michigan News

Wis. farmers, firefighters partner on hazards maps

Without even thinking, Joe Ortner rattles off a list of items on his family's dairy farm that could kill you: 1,000 gallons of diesel, 500 gallons of gas, cleaning chemicals in the milking parlor, oil and lubricant for repair work and a 6-foot-deep manure pond in which you could drown.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Government

WCHS-TV Charleston

N. Ky. fire department honored with Medal of Valor

The state fire marshal's office is presenting a northern Kentucky fire department with the Medal of Valor for its response 36 years ago to the Beverly Hills Supper Club blaze.

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The News Item

Couple Rescued in Coal Township Fire

A state police fire marshal is unable to determine the cause of a three-alarm fire that gutted one West Arch Street home and caused severe damage to two others early Thursday morning.

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Related Topix: Coal Township, PA, Milton, PA

Times-Standard

1,500-acre blaze burns in San Diego County

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says the blaze began at 12:20 p.m. Thursday north of State Route 79, east of the town of Julian.

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Related Topix: San Diego County, CA, Julian, CA, Los Angeles County, CA

Thu May 23, 2013

KELO-TV Sioux Falls

Yard Waste Fire At Rapid City Landfill Nearly Out

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The Abbotsford Times Newspaper

Community reaches out to help Mission fire victims

The community of Mission has stepped up to help up to 50 low income residents left homeless following a fire at The Willows apartment complex last Friday, said deputy fire chief Larry Watkinson.

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WTAQ-AM Green Bay

Special Report: Poor planning left Texas firefight...

The fertilizer-plant explosion that killed 14 and injured about 200 others in Texas last month highlights the failings of a U.S. federal law intended to save lives during chemical accidents, a Reuters investigation has found.

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Related Topix: Train Disaster, Explosion, West, TX

Mirror.co.uk

Harlow fire deaths: Teenager arrested over house blaze which killed mum and five children

Police has spent seven months investigating the deadly fire with help from forensic scientists who trawled the scene for clues A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a house fire which killed a mother and her five children.

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El Paso Times

Massive fuel-depot fire breaks out in Brazil

Television images show bright orange flames leaping scores of feet into the air and thick black smoke rolling off six large fuel storage tanks.

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KSAT-TV San Antonio

Burning railroad bridge collapses in Central Texas

A 300-yard wooden railroad bridge in Central Texas has fallen after catching fire in a dramatic collapse captured on cellphone video.

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Related Topix: Lometa, TX, Lampasas County, TX, San Saba, TX

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