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Detroit Apartment Fire Injures 11

DETROIT (AP) – About a dozen people were hurt in an apartment building fire early Friday morning on Detroit’s west side. Twenty people were displaced and 11 people suffered injuries including smoke inhalation, bumps and bruises, Fire Chief James Harris …

Ohio Apartment Fire Injures 4; Cause Under Investigation

A fire in an Ohio apartment sent four children to the hospital in critical condition over the weekend, authorities said. West Chester officials said the blaze was reported shortly before 12:30 p.m. Saturday in the Aster Park unit. Fire crews …

Alabama Private School Fire Sparked by Leaking Gas Injures 5

Authorities say five people were injured by a sudden fire sparked by leaking gas at a Catholic school on the Alabama coast. News outlets report the flames erupted Saturday inside a kitchen at St. Vincent de Paul School in Mobile. …

Fire at Tennessee Animal Rescue Injures Workers, Firefighter, Animals

Veterinarians in Tennessee are treating animals injured in a fire at a zoo and rescue facility for exotic animals. Anderson County Chief Sheriff’s Deputy Mark Lucas told WATE-TV that some zoo workers and a firefighter also suffered minor injuries. Lucas …

Nebraska Mortuary, Insurers File Suit Over Bad Cremation Unit

An Omaha, Neb., mortuary and its insurers have sued a Pennsylvania company, alleging that it didn’t properly rebuild a cremation machine blamed for a fire that injured four people. The Jan. 26, 2016, blaze heavily damaged the Heafey-Hoffmann-Dworak-Cutler funeral chapel. …