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Newark Mayor Saves Neighbor From Fire
By Ben Peck
April 13, 2012 - 2:35pm
Cory Booker rescues neighbor trapped in a burning building.

Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark not afraid of lending his constituents a helping hand, can take a sigh of relief after he ran into a burning building and helped save his neighbor.

Late Thursday night, Booker was walking back to his home with two members of his security detail when he spotted a fire on the second floor of his neighbor's building.

Ohio Nursing Home Fire Claims One Life
By Russell Oliver
March 6, 2012 - 11:13am
Blaze was caused by secret meth lab in the home's basement

Authorities now believe that the Sunday night fire at Park Haven Nursing Home in Ashtabula, Ohio started in a secret meth lab located in the home's basement.

More than 300 Killed in Honduras Prison Fire
By Kelsey Perkins
February 15, 2012 - 5:27pm
Firefighters took over an hour to extinguish a deadly fire that broke out Tuesday night

A fire broke out at 11 p.m. in Comayagua, Honduras. The prison is about an hour from Honduras' capital, Tegucigalpa, and was holding about 800 prisoners at the time of the fire, according to a senior official at the Attorney General's Office, Danelia Ferrera. 

359 inmates are confirmed dead, and around 100 are still unaccounted for. It is not clear whether the blaze was an accidental short-circuit in the electrical system, or an inmate deliberately lit a mattress on fire.

Fire causes flights delays, cancellations at Miami Airport
By Julia Ashly Ros...
March 24, 2011 - 5:16pm
Fire in Miami International Airport delays, cancels 83 flights on Thursday.

A fire was started Wednesday in Miami International Airport when a tank caught fire in an area where fuel is kept, according to CNN.  The enormous fire sent more than 30 fire crews to the scene and had the flames under control by roughly 1:30 a.m.

Court sentences Syracuse teen for starting fire
By Hillary Fonseca
March 10, 2011 - 4:54pm
17-year-old pleads guilty to Marsellus Casket arson.

SYRACUSE, NY -- The teenager responsible for setting the Marsellus Casket Company on fire was sentenced today at Onondaga County Court, according to News Channel 9.

Tyler Emm, 17, will face two to six years in prison after admitting he started the fire that destroyed the old Marsellus Casket Warehouse last September.

Pennsylvania house fire kills 7 children
By Alexandria Goodson
March 9, 2011 - 11:09am
Parents, one child survive.

While Dad was napping and Mom was milking cows, seven children perished in a farmhouse fire, said Pennsylvania state police. The children, who ranged in ages from 7 months to 11 years, died last night when the fire took over the family's two-story house. The family lives in Loysville, a town about 25 miles outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The parents and one other child survived, as they were outside the house at the time of the fire.

State of emergency for Elbridge Fire Department
By Matt Raponi
February 23, 2011 - 12:31pm
Not enough crews are available to keep firefighters.

The Elbridge village board has declared a state of emergency for the Elbridge Fire Department, YNN reports. The board says that safety of both the residents and firefighters is at stake.

Although the department has more than 40 members, recently only six to eight have been responding to alarms. Firefighters say that puts them in an unsafe situation.

Oregon man beats firefighters to rescue
By Patrick Schnobrich
February 14, 2011 - 5:41pm
Concerned neighbor saves mother and child.

PORTLAND, OR -- Imagine leaving your home in the morning, coffee in hand ready for work. Then you see your neighboring apartment building on fire. This was the case for Jeff Bryant of Portland, Oregon, according to CNN.

Bryant said he wasn't trying to be a hero, he was just doing what he felt was the right thing -- helping his neighbors.

Fire in Jefferson County kills 150 dairy cows
By David J Van Moffaert
February 14, 2011 - 12:07pm
Suspected milk pump malfunction kills barn full of animals.

A barn fire in LaFargeville killed 150 dairy cows, according to The Post-Standard. The fire started around 8:30 last night at the barn owned by Danny and Debbie Davis, authorities said. Firefighters from more than a dozen departments arrived, putting out the flames that destroyed the 276-foot-long metal siding barn.

The cause of the fire is still unknown but family members believe a milk pump may have caused the fire.

 

Forest fire in northern Israel kills 22
By Tim Killian
December 2, 2010 - 5:18pm
A fire in Northern Israel killed over twenty people while injuring another twenty.

A forest fire in northern Israel that started early Thursday morning claimed over 20 lives, according to CNN. The fire occurred near Haifa, and burned thousands of acres of the Carmel Forest region. The fire injured at least 25 other people.