Tag: Residential fires
London high-rise blaze raises new concerns about cladding
LONDON — Fire broke out Friday in a London apartment tower which has cladding similar to that used on another housing block in the...
Witnesses: Girl killed in fire possibly trying to save dogs
SARASOTA, Fla. — An 11-year-old Florida girl died when she ran back into her burning home, possibly to save her two puppies, witnesses told...
Police: Man killed in shootout with North Carolina officers
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A man found dead after a house fire and standoff with police died from a gunshot wound received during a shootout...
Shots fired at South Carolina home leads to massive manhunt
CONWAY, S.C. — A man who fired shots as police arrived at a South Carolina home to investigate a domestic violence call was arrested...
COVID-19 concerns raised at St. Louis death penalty trial
Attorneys for a St. Louis man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, her mom and his baby boy are asking the Missouri Supreme Court to...
Couple accused of concealing girl’s body charged with murder
PHOENIX — A murder charge has been filed against a couple jailed on charges of child abuse and concealing skeletal remains of their adopted...
Police: Maryland man fatally shot 4 before killing self
A man accused of shooting three people at a Maryland convenience store, killing two of them, also fatally shot his parents and set his...
‘Tragic’: 3 kids among 5 dead after Arkansas apartment fire
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Five people, including three children, died following a fire at their Arkansas apartment complex, officials said Sunday.
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Kosovo court convicts 1 Serb, 1 Albanian of 1999 war crimes
PRISTINA, Kosovo — A Kosovo court on Tuesday jailed a Serb former police officer and an Albanian policeman convicted of murder and other war...
Girl, 8, throws mattress from burning home, jumps to safety
CHICAGO — An 8-year-old Chicago girl whose mother was at work somehow managed to toss a mattress from her family's third-story window during a...