Tag: Residential fires

London high-rise blaze raises new concerns about cladding

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Five people, including three children, died following a fire at their Arkansas apartment complex, officials said Sunday. ...

Kosovo court convicts 1 Serb, 1 Albanian of 1999 war crimes

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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

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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...