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Beyoncé`s Childhood Home in Texas Catches Fire on Christmas Morning

HOUSTON, Texas (AP) – Beyoncé’s childhood home caught fire early on Christmas morning, though the family living there escaped safely. The fire was reported at about 2 a.m. Monday and the Houston Fire Department arrived on the scene of the …

Five Killed in Ohio Mobile Home Fire on Thanksgiving

ATHENS, Ohio (AP) – Five people, including two children, were killed in a mobile home fire in Ohio on Thanksgiving morning, authorities said. The Ohio Department of Commerce said volunteer firefighters in Athens County were called to a Rainbow Lake …

Ohio Gas Company Fined $400K for Gas Line Rupture That Caused Home Fire

An Ohio gas company has been fined $400,000 by the state’s public utility commission after a contractor struck one of the company’s gas pipeline, an action that led to a fire that destroyed a home in Avon, Ohio. The Public …

Mississippi Home Explosion Caused by Propane Leak Kills 2

Officials say two people were killed in a house explosion in Newton County. Coroner Danny Shoemaker tells The Clarion-Ledger that an 81-year-old man and 78-year-old woman died in the explosion Saturday night. Irven Skinner, a fire official, told WTOK-TV that …

West Virginia Agent Pleads Guilty to Burning Down His Own Home

A West Virginia man has pleaded guilty in federal court to aiding and abetting arson and conspiracy to tamper with a witness. The U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of West Virginia said in a news release that 36-year-old …