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Relatives of six people who perished five years ago in an apartment building fire in suburban Chicago have reached a $1 million legal settlement. Surviving family members sued the building owners, claiming they did not supply smoke detectors, fire escapes …

New York lawmakers have passed a bill that would require new smoke detectors contain 10-year non-removable batteries. The bill, which would take effect in 2017, would make it illegal to sell smoke detectors with replaceable batteries or those incapable of …