Pregnant Woman Who Was Kidnapped, Set on Fire and Shot Gives Birth
Joseph Devenney/Getty Images(DETROIT) — A pregnant woman who was kidnapped, set on fire and shot in the back, in what police say was a horrific attempt to kill her unborn baby, gave birth to a boy Tuesday, hours before her ex-boyfriend and another man…
Seven Injured After Fire Aboard Nuclear Sub in Maine
U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jhi L. Scott(KITTERY, Maine) — Seven people were injured Wednesday evening after a fire broke out aboard a nuclear-powered submarine docked at a shipyard in Kittery, Maine.Firefighters responded to the…
Rocks Found on California Beach Catch Fire in Woman’s Pocket
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A California mother is recovering from second- and third-degree burns after colored rocks her family collected from a southern California beach unexpectedly caught fire while in her shorts pocket.”We were talking abo…
Tyler Perry’s Latest Woes
Jason Merritt/Getty Images(ATLANTA, Ga.) — Tyler Perry is no stranger to trouble. After overcoming a traumatic childhood and months of homelessness as a struggling artist, the 42-year-old movie mogul faces new problems—racial profiling and, most…
Fire Damages Tyler Perry Studios
Jason Merritt/Getty Images(ATLANTA) — A fire broke out at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta on Tuesday night, causing one building at the complex to partially collapse.
The cause of the four-alarm blaze — which started before 9 p.m. and was extinguished…
‘Suspicious’ Washington State House Fire Kills Two Women
Joseph Devenney/Getty Images(SEATTLE) — A “very suspicious” house fire near North Bend, Wash., that killed two women on Sunday is being investigated as a homicide, according to officials.The King County Sheriff’s Office is looking fo…
Burning Bodies Discovered in Florida Were Two Young Men
Joseph Devenney/Getty Images(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Two bicyclists out for an early morning ride in Florida made a gruesome discovery when a fire turned out to be two burning bodies. Police have now disclosed that the victims were two young men.The Or…
New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker Rescues Neighbor From Fire
Cindy Ord/Getty Images(NEWARK, N.J.) — Newark Mayor Cory Booker said Friday he’s no hero and was just doing “what most neighbors would do” when he ran into a burning house to save a woman.Booker recounted his “come to Jesus&rdq…
Cruise Ship That Caught Fire Repaired, Heading to Malaysia
Hemera Technologies/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A cruise ship that caught on fire after leaving the Phillipines with over 1,000 people on board has been repaired and is on its way to Malaysia, the BBC reports. A fire erupted on the Azamara Quest one day af…
West Virginia House Fire: Ninth Victim, a 7-Year-Old Boy, Dies
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(CHARLESTON, W.Va.) — A ninth victim, a 7-year-old boy, died on Sunday from the tragic house fire in Charleston, W.Va., that killed two adults and six other children. Bryan Timothy Camp was taken off life support this morning. “I…
Fire in West Virginia Home That Was Overdue for Inspection Called Worst in 40 Years
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(CHARLESTON, W.Va.) — The Charleston, W.Va., home where eight people were killed in a fast-moving fire was supposed to be inspected last month, but the fire department official was turned away because there was no adult home, cit…
Two Adults and Six Children Dead in West Virginia Slumber Party Fire
Hemera Technologies/Thinkstock(CHARLESTON, W.Va.) — Flames engulfed a Charleston, W.Va. home early Saturday morning killing eight people, including a group of children. Six children, all under the age of eight years old, died in the fire, officials sa…
Meth Lab Explosion Causes Fire in Ohio Nursing Home
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(ASHTABULA, Ohio) — A fire erupted at an Ohio nursing home where individuals had set up a methamphetamine lab to cook up the drug, Ashtabula police said Tuesday.The Sunday night fire at the Park Haven Nursing Home resulted in the…
Four Children Die in Rochester Apartment Fire
Hemera Technologies/Thinkstock(ROCHESTER, N.Y.) — Four people died from a fire that ravaged an apartment building in Rochester on Saturday.Officials say they were called to a trash fire outside the building at 1 a.m. but when they arrived a flash fire…
Honduran Prison Fire That Killed Hundreds Was Deliberately Set
ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images(COMAYAGUA, Honduras) — A Honduran prisoner bent on mass murder wound up killing more than 356 other inmates at a dilapidated jail in Comayagua Wednesday.Authorities in Honduras said that inmates could be heard screaming…
Hundreds of Prisoners Killed in Honduras Jail Fire
ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images(TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras) — A fire at a jail in Honduras has left at least 272 prisoners dead after the blaze broke out late Tuesday night, officials said. Dozens were burned or suffocated to death after authorities failed…
Dad Eyes Suit in Christmas Fire That Killed Daughters
John Moore/Getty Images(STAMFORD, Conn.) — The father of three young daughters who were killed in a Christmas Eve fire in Connecticut has signaled his intention to sue over their deaths.Matthew Badger filed papers last week that would name him as admi…
‘Gone With the Wind’ Memorabilia Destroyed by Fire
Clarence Sinclair Bull/John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images(JONESBORO, Ga.) — A fire has claimed a Georgia museum’s trove of memorabilia from the 1939 film classic Gone With the Wind.Earlier Friday, the curator of the Road to Tara Museum, in Jonesboro, …
More Than 100 Firefighters Respond to Central London Blaze
Stockbyte/John Foxx/Thinkstock(LONDON) — A major fire broke out in Central London early Saturday. BBC News reports that more than 100 firefirighters and 20 engines were called to help extinguish the blaze that started in a five-story house in Mayfair …
Nevada Fire Destroys 20 Homes in Reno; 10K Forced to Evacuate
Hemera Technologies/Thinkstock(RENO, Nev.) — Authorities in Reno, Nev. are battling a wind-whipped brush fire that forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people and destroyed at least 20 homes.The fire started about noon Thursday in an area near U.S. H…