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One Dead in Mount Vernon, Georgia Fire

Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced that Ricky Bell, 57, was killed in a Montgomery County fire around 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday, August 11. Commissioner King’s Fire Investigations Unit arrived on scene around 5:00 p.m. to …

Unextinguished Cigarettes Caused Fatal Fire in Minnesota, Investigators Say

Investigators say unextinguished cigarettes caused a fatal house fire in northeast Minneapolis last weekend. The Minneapolis Fire Department says the fire was started on the first floor by cigarettes that ignited a sofa in the living room. The cause of …