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This recent legacy fire prompts review of stateside historic blazes
The overcrowded club lacked the required exits, firewalls and fire alarms in the 1977 tragedy
The May 31, 2013, motel structure collapse resulted in the five LODDs, four at the time of the incident, one years later
The suit claims the company should’ve known the warehouse’s electrical hookups were hazardous and illegally installed
Jeff Markoff said he’s experienced ongoing cognitive issues, severe headaches, as well as hearing and memory loss
Fire officials said the fire will likely grow this week as hot, dry weather returns
The fire department is working with the state fire marshal’s office and local police to determine how the fire started
The truck and crew just got back from a call shortly before the fire; no one was injured
The verdict ended a 17-month battle, which stemmed from a Dec. 2015 house fire
Authorities said all nearby roads have since reopened except for those inside the refuge
Christopher Beaucher, unable to dial 911 due to his injuries, asked Siri to call instead
There was no immediate word on the cause of the blaze
Willie Mae McQuilla was charged with one count of arson and three counts of attempted murder
Arson and homicide investigators were at the scene to determine the cause of the blaze
More than 700 firefighters and support personnel are working to contain the blaze
Investigators think the explosion occurred while the man was fueling the golf carts
The children were between the ages of 6 and 13; one other child and two adults were taken to a hospital in critical condition
Floor “dropping is just a sickening feeling” for firefighter rescued by two other firefighters
Officials said Afshin Bahrampour was identified on synagogue surveillance video just before both fires
Fire officials said the blaze is 12 percent contained; they have estimated the fire could burn into November
The department is still investigating the cause of the fire that broke out on the sixth floor
Two female career firefighters were first on scene; they said a fire captain blocked their entrance and forcibly removed one of them from the porch
The sisters were aged 4, 8 and 20; other family members managed to escape the blaze
Pictures showed the inside of the bus gutted and part of the front and the roof scorched
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Fire officials said a backfiring engine ignited vapor from the tank
Nearby fire departments helped UConn contain the fire, which remains under investigation
The firefighters who allegedly attended the 2014 party did not report any concerns about the building
Capt. Greg Quick and firefighter Mark Robertson suffered non-life threatening burns of varying degrees
Crews inside the station heard a loud popping noise; they found the truck on fire
The fire has burned 129,856 acres and wind gusts and dry conditions were raising the risk of the fire spreading
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