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Cause of Hawaii Boat Fire Under Investigation

The owner of a sailboat that burned and sank about a mile south of Waikiki says the vessel is estimated to be worth $1.8 million. Honolulu Fire Department Capt. Terry Seelig said Friday investigators are verifying that amount with the …

Arizona Barber Shop Fire Intentionally Set

The Tucson Fire Department says someone deliberately set a barber shop on fire. The fire was reported Sunday night in the midtown area. Residents living along east 9th Street reported seeing flames shooting from a building at a strip mall. …

Fire Destroys Small Minnesota Town’s Only Grocer

The small northern Minnesotan town of Babbitt has lost its only grocery story in a huge fire that caused an estimated $1 million in damage. Babbitt Fire Chief Ryan Scharber tells the Duluth News Tribune the first started about 2 …

New Hampshire Fire Displaces 28 Manchester Residents

Twenty-eight people are homeless as a result of a fire in a Manchester, N.H., apartment building. WMUR-TV says emergency crews found a fire in the center of the common cellar shooting up towards the second floor when they arrived early …

Ohio Man Arrested for Fire Station Attacks

The son of a former Toledo fire chief has been arrested in connection with a string of attacks at city fire stations. The Blade newspaper reports that Kevin P. Wolever was taken into custody Saturday night. In a Sunday morning …

Fire Destroys Oldest Church in Central Texas Town

A fire has destroyed the oldest standing church in the Central Texas town of Gatesville. City Fire Chief Billy Vaden told the Killeen Daily Herald that the First Christian Church caught fire early Tuesday morning. He calls it a “total …

Michigan City May Color-Code Hydrants Based on Outflow

Fire officials and Bay City, Michigan’s water distribution department are looking at a plan to color-code the community’s 1,441 fire hydrants to identify the quality of water outflow in each. Beginning next year, large steamer caps on the front of …

Iowa City Fire Damages Businesses, Apartments

A fire and explosion at an Iowa City, Iowa apartment has caused damage to several businesses. A statement from the Iowa City fire department says the fire was reported just after 2 a.m. Saturday by the resident of the second-story …

Western Pennsylvania Man Pleads in Prized Cow’s Killing

A western Pennsylvania man faces up to 20 years in prison for his role in killing and butchering a prize-winning cow along with five other vandalism related crimes involving a vacant house fire and vehicles damaged by shooting. Twenty-year-old Graysen …

Another Blaze in Arson-Plagued Oklahoma Neighborhood

Tulsa firefighters have extinguished a suspicious blaze in a Tulsa area that has been the site of numerous arson fires. The Tulsa World reports firefighters were called at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday to a fire at a vacant home. Investigators …