CHICAGO—Chicago authorities said Thursday that a deadly fire in a high-rise apartment building was caused by someone smoking in a bedroom. In a brief statement, the Chicago Fire Department called the fire accidental and said investigators traced the cause to “careless use of smoking materials.” Investigators also found that a smoke detector in the unit…
Girl, 3, Dies After Indiana Apartment Fire Kills Dad, Sister
INDIANAPOLIS—A 3-year-old girl has died more than two weeks after she was seriously injured in an Indianapolis apartment fire that killed her father and 15-month-old sister, a fire official said. Battalion Chief Rita Reith said the Indianapolis Fire Department was notified that the girl died Thursday morning. She was among five people hospitalized after firefighters…
1 Dead, 8 Taken to Hospitals in Chicago High-Rise Fire
CHICAGO—Chicago authorities said one person has died and eight others were taken to hospitals Wednesday as firefighters responded to a high-rise apartment building fire on the city’s South Side, battling flames that leaped up 10 floors as snow fell. Chicago Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt said the eight people taken to hospitals were all stable by…
Fire Burns Makeshift Homes in Shadow of Seoul’s Skyscrapers
SEOUL, South Korea—A fire destroyed about 60 makeshift homes in a densely packed neighborhood surrounded by towering high-rise apartments and lavish shopping districts of South Korea’s ultramodern capital Friday. Firefighters extinguished the flames in Seoul’s Guryong village within about five hours, and no injuries or deaths were reported. Shin Yong-ho, an official at the fire department…
15 Armenian Soldiers Die in Fire at Military Base
YEREVAN, Armenia—A fire at a military base in Armenia early Thursday killed 15 soldiers after they used gasoline for heating, the Defense Ministry said. The blaze quickly swept through a military barrack in the village of Azat, in Gegharkunik Province, eastern Armenia. Authorities said that seven soldiers were injured, and three of them remained in…
Man Dies After Indiana House Fire, 4 Children Remain Critical
INDIANAPOLIS—A man died Wednesday, two days after a fire at an Indianapolis apartment left him unconscious and four children ages 1, 3, 12, and 14 in critical condition, a battalion chief said. Indianapolis firefighters performed CPR on the five victims and transported them to hospitals late Monday, but the man died early Wednesday morning, Battalion…
Fire Rages at Illinois Chemical Plant, Residents Ordered to Shelter
A chemical plant in northern Illinois went up in flames on Wednesday morning, sending up plumes of black smoke and prompting officials to advise nearby residents to shelter in place as emergency crews responded to the blaze. The fire broke out at the Carus Chemical Company complex in LaSalle, a city of less than 10,000…
Indianapolis Fire Sends Man, 4 Children Into Cardiac Arrest
INDIANAPOLIS—An Indianapolis apartment fire left a 28-year-old man and four children ages 1, 3, 12 and 14 unconscious, in cardiac arrest and hospitalized in critical condition, authorities said Tuesday. Indianapolis firefighters performed CPR on the five victims and transported them to hospitals, Battalion Chief Rita Reith said. The fire started on a couch late Monday…
Rescuers Search for Bodies in Ruins of Cambodia Casino Fire
POIPET, Cambodia—Cambodian rescue teams recovered several bodies on Friday from the charred rooms of a casino hotel where a fire killed at least 27 people a day earlier, with more than 20 people still missing. About 400 employees and patrons were in the Grand Diamond City casino and hotel in Poipet, a town on the…
Fire After Highway Crash in South Korea Kills 5, Injures 37
SEOUL, South Korea—A freight truck collided with a bus on a highway near the South Korean capital Seoul on Thursday, causing a fire that killed at least five people and injured 37 others, officials said. It wasn’t immediately known what caused the collision and fire, nor what cargo the truck was carrying. The National Fire…
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