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Search Is On for Arsonist Responsible for Series of Fires in Georgia

Authorities believe an arsonist was responsible for a series of fires in Floyd County that damaged two homes and forced dozens of others to be evacuated. News outlets report that at least four brush fires stretched along U.S. Route 27 …

Alabama’s Oldest Mill Appears to be Total Loss After Fire

One of the oldest mills in the state has burned to the ground. Butler’s Mill, which was operational as recently as 2015, caught fire Monday. The building appears to be a total loss. AL.com reports Butler’s Mill was originally built …

Fire Damages Nearly a Dozen Homes at Pennsylvania Apartment Complex

Fire officials say flames swept through an eastern Pennsylvania apartment complex, causing extensive damage to a unit of about a dozen homes. More than a dozen firetrucks and ambulances responded to the blaze at the Parkland View Apartments in Upper …

Authorities: Air Conditioning Power Cord Caused Memphis Fire that Killed 9

A house fire that killed six children and three adults in Memphis was caused by an electrical malfunction in an air conditioning unit’s power cord in the living room, authorities said. The Memphis Fire Department released the cause of Monday …

New Jersey Condo Complex Fire Damages More Than Half of Units

Authorities say no injuries were reported when a fast-moving fire damaged about a dozen units at a Bernards, N.J., condominium complex. Authorities say it started in a rear unit and isn’t considered suspicious. The fire at the Society Hill at …

Fire Causes an Estimated $450K in Damage to Maryland Play Center

Authorities say a fire in a unit at a bounce house play center heavily damaged the center in Harford County. The State Fire Marshal’s Office said in a news release that Friday afternoon, a customer at the Jump On It …

$3.1M Rhode Island Home Considered Total Loss after Fire

Fire investigators say the cause of a blaze that gutted a multimillion-dollar 1880 oceanfront house in Rhode Island may never be determined. Narragansett Fire Chief Scott Partington says the $3.1 million home owned by the family of late Pawtucket Red …

Fire Destroys 19th Century Massachusetts Farmhouse

A central Massachusetts farmhouse dating to 1800 has been destroyed by a fire. The Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports that emergency crews responded to a three-alarm fire early Sunday at a home known as the Goodrich Model House. Firefighters extinguished …

Fire Destroys Delaware Diner, Pharmacy

Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a diner and a pharmacy in Milton, Dela. Milton police said officers responded to the fire after observing heavy smoke coming from the structure that contained the Milton Diner and …

Boston Brownstone Fire Causes $1M in Damage

Fire officials said a four alarm blaze tore through a home under renovation in South Boston and caused an estimated $1 million in damage. Commissioner Joseph Finn said the fire at the East 4th Street property broke out at about …