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fire stories: 54 news summaries

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 Blaze Erupts on Aussie Oil Rig 

Leak spewing 400 barrels of oil daily

Nov 2, 09 1:44 AM CST
(Newser) - A massive blaze has erupted from an oil rig in the Timor Sea off northwest Australia. The fire was sparked as workers battled to plug an undersea leak that has spewed 400 barrels of oil a day for the past 10 weeks. No one was injured in the fire and... More »

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Ford Recalls Another 4.5M Vehicles Over Fire Hazard

Faulty switch linked to decade-long problems

Oct 13, 09 4:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ford today made 4.5 million vehicles eligible for what is already its biggest recall ever. The move involves a faulty switch, an automatic cruise control deactivator made by Texas Instruments, that has been linked to at least 550 fires, mostly while the vehicles were turned off. Ford has now... More »

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safety • automaker • Ford • recall • car safety • fire

 Yellowstone Fire Grows 

Officials say park still safe to visit despite 10,000-acre blaze

Sep 29, 09 3:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - A wildfire at Yellowstone has consumed almost 10,000 acres of pine forest and closed one of the main roads through the national park. Hundreds of firefighters are working to manage the blaze and keep it away from the park infrastructure. The fire has been burning for at least two... More »

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(AP) - Fire crews outside Athens are scrambling to exploit a lull in high winds as they fight massive wildfires that broke out Friday and have razed about 58 square miles north of the Greek capital. The flames are still spreading, and a dozen nuns had to be rescued from a convent... More »

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(Newser) - The fire that engulfed a wedding tent in Kuwait and killed 43 women and children in less than 3 minutes was set by the groom's ex-wife, local media reported today. A government spokesman confirmed that the arsonist has confessed, according to the AP, but offered no further details. The incident... More »

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Middle East • wedding • arson • Kuwait • fire

 41 Women, Kids Die in 
 Kuwait Wedding Blaze 

Guests stampeded to party tent's only exit

Aug 16, 09 12:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - A fire at a wedding near Kuwait City claimed the lives of 35 women and six children today, the BBC reports. Another 60 women and children were also injured as a tent holding the wedding caught fire and caved in over the course of just 3 minutes, causing a brutal... More »

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women • children • wedding • Kuwait • stampede • fire • injured

(Newser) - Officials in the coastal Texas town of Galveston are baffled by a series of arson fires targeting palm trees, the Houston Chronicle reports. “This is strange,” the town’s fire marshal says of the spree, which has hit 30 trees since May. “It’s the first case... More »

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Texas • crime • arson • Galveston • fire • palm tree • Hurricane Ike

Mexico Busts 7 Officials
in Daycare Fire

Officials accused of negligence in blaze that killed 47 children

Jun 23, 09 5:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mexico has charged seven officials with negligent homicide in a fire that killed 47 babies and toddlers in a daycare center earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reports. The officials in Sonora state were responsible for the storage of tires, cars, and paperwork in a warehouse in the same... More »

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Mexico • children • daycare • negligence • fire

(Newser) - Arnold Schwarzenegger’s private jet made an emergency landing at a small airport near LA last night after the pilot reported smoke coming from the cockpit, the Los Angeles Times reports. Nobody was injured and the California governor posted a photo of the plane to his Twitter page, calling the... More »

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(AP) - A fast-moving fire killed 29 children in a day care center in northern Mexico yesterday despite the desperate attempts of firefighters who punched through walls to rescue babies, toddlers and others trapped inside. At least 25 children and five employees were hospitalized after the fire at ABC day care in... More »

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Mexico • children • daycare • fire • deaths

Gown-Clad Bride Saves Strangers From Flames

Newlywed spots house on fire on way home from wedding reception

Jun 1, 09 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - It was an “eventful day” yesterday, a Connecticut woman said afterward: She got married and still had time to save a family from a burning house. On her way home from her wedding reception, Georgette Clemons spotted smoke. Still wearing her wedding gown, she dashed from the car... More »

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Connecticut • wedding • rescue • brides • wedding dresses • fire • Georgette Clemons

UCLA Fined
for Fatal Lab
Explosion

Untrained young aide also lacked protective gear, OSHA finds

May 5, 09 5:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - UCLA has been fined $31,000 for serious safety violations linked to a fire that killed a lab assistant early this year, reports the Los Angeles Times. Sheri Sangji, 23, had not been properly trained and was not wearing protective clothing when an experiment exploded, seriously burning more than 43%... More »

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California • death • safety • accident • UCLA • fire • OSHA • safety violations • laboratory

 Wildfires Destroy 
 Dozens of 
 SC Homes 

2,500 evacuated in North Myrtle Beach area

Apr 23, 09 12:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fires have forced the evacuation of around 2,500 people in the North Myrtle Beach area of South Carolina, the Sun News of Myrtle Beach reports. At least 40 homes have been destroyed and 100 damaged by fire in Horry County, a tourist hotspot; no injuries have been reported. "... More »

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South Carolina • wildfires • governor • fire • property damage • Mark Sanford

 21 Killed in Polish 
 Homeless Shelter Fire 

20 injured in blaze; cause unknown

Apr 13, 09 7:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - A fire at a Polish hostel for the homeless has killed at least 21 people and injured 20 more, many of whom jumped three stories to escape the flames, the BBC reports. Emergency teams are on the scene, as is the prime minister, assessing damages and offering comfort. Some 77... More »

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Poland • Donald Tusk • fire • hostel • homeless shelter

 Easter Fire Engulfs 
 40 Christian Houses 

Firefighter injured in blaze, cause unknown

Apr 13, 09 1:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - A massive Easter Sunday fire engulfed dozens of summer cottages at a Christian center in Alton Bay, NH, the Union Leader reports. The 40 homes were unoccupied when the blaze started at around 4:30 pm, but one firefighter was hurt in a propane tank explosion. The blaze raged for... More »

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New Hampshire • Easter • Christians • fire • campground

 2 Dead in Texas Wildfires; 
 Flames Recede 

But blazes seem to be dying down: firefighters

Apr 10, 09 12:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two people have died after wildfires in Texas engulfed their property, CNN reports. Matt and Cathy Quinn are so far the only fatalities reported from fires that burned parts of Texas and Oklahoma yesterday. Matt Quinn was a former reporter for WFAA-TV, a local news station. The wildfires are petering... More »

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 Miami Man Kills 4 
 in Murder-Suicide 

Suspect set own house and truck ablaze

Mar 15, 09 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A furious Miami man gunned down four people at a birthday party today, including his estranged wife and daughter, before setting his house and truck ablaze and killing himself, the Miami Herald reports. He also killed his mother-in-law and his daughter’s boyfriend at the party, where he showed up... More »

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crime • Miami • murder-suicide • death • birthday party • killings • shooting • fire

Fire in Huge Bangladeshi
Mall Kills 1, Injures 20

Thousands flee blaze as 20 hospitalized

Mar 13, 09 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - A fire swept through Bangladesh's largest shopping mall today, killing a security guard, the AP reports. Some 10,000 shoppers poured outside the building and 20 were hospitalized, CNN notes. The blaze broke out on the 18th floor of the capital's 22-story Bashundhara City mall; flames spread to other floors... More »

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 Aussie Arson 
 Suspect Was 
 Volunteer 
 Firefighter 

He's accused of lighting a fire that killed 21 people

Feb 16, 09 3:39 AM CST
(Newser) - The first suspect to be charged in one of the Australian blazes that killed as many as 300 people has been identified as a 39-year-old volunteer firefighter, reports the Times of London. He's accused of igniting a fire that killed 21 people 100 miles east of Melbourne. The suspect's identity... More »

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Australia • firefighters • Melbourne • wildfires • arson • fire

 'The Whole Sky  
 Was Lit Up Orange' 

'Direct hit' on house caused 50-foot flames

Feb 13, 09 11:05 AM CST
(Newser) - The twin turboprop plane crash outside Buffalo that killed 50 was a “direct hit” on a house 7 miles from Buffalo’s international airport, CNN reports. "I was able to see the underbelly of the plane," said one witness. "It was only about 75 feet above... More »

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New York • plane crash • Continental • fire • Buffalo

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