20-year-old man critically injured in house explosion in central Indiana city of AlexandriaSeptember 30th, 2009 Man critically injured in Indiana house explosionALEXANDRIA, Ind. — An explosion has destroyed a house in central Indiana, badly burning a 20-year-old man who was inside.
Ohio ex-coach who claimed to be victim of racial crime is convicted of setting house on fireSeptember 3rd, 2009 Coach who claimed to be victim convicted of arsonTROY, Ohio — A former high school basketball coach in Ohio has been convicted of setting fire to his home in the days after he was charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl. Authorities who responded to the fire at James Clay's house in Troy also found a spray-painted racial slur on his car.
Woman who set self on fire at busy Miami shopping mall dies nearly a week laterAugust 19th, 2009 Woman who set self afire in busy Miami mall diesMIAMI — A 42-year-old woman who set herself on fire at a Miami shopping mall died less than a week after the shocking scene, police said. Cecilia E. Casals died Tuesday.
Police: Boy saves girl from burning NY home where 3 adults with gunshot wounds are found deadAugust 12th, 2009 Police: Boy saves girl from NY fire; 3 found deadCENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Police say a 6-year-old boy rescued a 2-year-old girl from a fire at a Long Island house where three adults later were found dead.
6 yr boy saves sister from burning NY home; 3 found dead August 12th, 2009 CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Police say a 6-year-old boy rescued his 2-year-old sister from a fire at a Long Island house where three adults later were found dead.
Police: Ohio woman rents gun at shooting range, learns how to fire it, uses it to kill herselfJuly 28th, 2009 Police: Ohio woman shoots self at gun range, diesSHARONVILLE, Ohio — Police say a woman rented a handgun at an Ohio indoor shooting range, got some instructions on how to use it and then fatally shot herself. Police in the Cincinnati suburb of Sharonville say they believe Ann Fukuyama committed suicide Sunday at Target World, a public range that sells and rents guns and has a dozen 25-yard target shooting lanes.
Morning fire in northeastern Philadelphia row house kills woman and child, injures 5 othersJuly 25th, 2009 Morning fire in Philly row house kills 2, hurts 5PHILADELPHIA — A fire that ripped through a northeastern Philadelphia row house has killed a woman and a young boy and injured five other people, three of them critically. Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers called the Saturday morning fire 'horrific' and 'fast-moving.' He says the woman and child were trapped on the second floor of the Frankford neighborhood home and died despite efforts by firefighters to reach them in the flames.
Pioneering woman journalist Jean Sprain Wilson dies at 86July 15th, 2009 Pioneering woman journalist Wilson diesROCKVILLE, Md. — Jean Sprain Wilson, a pioneering woman journalist whose interview subjects were as varied as Princess Grace Kelley and murderer Charles Manson, has died.
Coroner's office says 6th person dies from Fourth of July house fire in Louisville, Ky.July 7th, 2009 Louisville house fire claims 6th victimLOUISVILLE, Ky. — A sixth person has died from a pre-dawn house fire on the Fourth of July in Louisville.
Swiss firefighters save elderly woman from her burning television by changing the channelJuly 2nd, 2009 New Swiss firefighting tool: TV remote controlZURICH — It must rank among the easiest fires ever to put out. Zurich authorities say police and firefighters were called to the house of an elderly woman early Thursday after she reported her television set was burning.
Ohio house used for firefighter training exercises suffers real blaze; cause investigatedJuly 1st, 2009 Real blaze hits Ohio house used for fire trainingSYLVANIA, Ohio — A vacant house in flames must have looked familiar to northwestern Ohio firefighters. Less than 24 hours earlier, they were at the same house putting out fires for a training exercise.
US Supreme Court denies appeals of Ohio man who burned woman alive, inmate awaits executionJune 3rd, 2009 Supreme Court denies OH death row inmate's appealsCOLUMBUS, Ohio — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied appeals by an Ohio inmate scheduled to be executed Wednesday for locking a woman in a car trunk and burning her alive.
Woman, boy killed in house fire in Chicago suburb of Arlington HeightsJune 2nd, 2009 House fire in Chicago suburb kills mom and sonARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — A house fire in a Chicago suburb has killed a woman and her son and injured three other family members.
Connecticut bride leaving her reception alerts family about burning homeJune 1st, 2009 Conn. newlywed alerts family about house fireBRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A Connecticut newlywed is credited with helping save a family from a house fire while in her wedding gown.
Man dies in fire at home of America's Cup sailor Russell CouttsApril 28th, 2009 Man dies in fire at Coutts' houseWELLINGTON, New Zealand — A 48-year-old man had a heart attack and died while fighting a fire which destroyed a 4 million New Zealand dollar ($2.3 million) mansion belonging to America's Cup sailor Russell Coutts on New Zealand's South Island. Coutts, an Olympic sailing gold medalist and three-time America's Cup champion who currently heads the San Francisco-based Oracle BMW America's Cup team, was not in New Zealand at the time of the fire.
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