A Connecticut city on Tuesday announced that it has settled a lawsuit filed by the family of three girls who died in a Christmas morning house fire that also killed their grandparents. Terms of the settlement announced by Stamford legal …
A house fire that killed six children and three adults in Memphis, Tenn., 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 …
Portland, Maine officials may roll out a centralized database for tracking housing complaints in response to a deadly November fire that killed six people. The Portland Press Herald reports the city is also getting ready to unveil a new mobile- …
A house that was destroyed in Maine’s deadliest fire in 40 years had a history of complaints, including a concern about a possible illegal unit on the third floor, according to documents released Friday. The documents released following a Freedom …
Relatives of three victims have filed lawsuits over a house fire in Charleston, W.Va., that killed nine people in 2012. All three lawsuits name the property’s owner, Delores Shamblin of Mammoth, as the defendant. The Charleston Gazette reports that Gwendolyn …
An independent investigation of a Pennsylvania house fire cites a lack of training, poor communication and inadequate supervision in the Lancaster Fire Department’s response to fire that killed two people and injured three firefighters. The blaze on Feb. 18 killed …
A father accused of killing his three young sons in a house fire faces sentencing in Lafayette County. Thirty-three-year-old Armin Wand faces life in prison when he sentenced Wednesday. Authorities say he set his house on fire in September in …
A blaze that killed a father and four children in eastern Kentucky has led to a renewed focus on fire prevention. Pike County Firefighters Association President Randy Courtney told the Appalachian News-Express that nine of the 26 fire departments in …