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Officials: Deadly Chicago high-rise fire was accidental

Chicago authorities say a deadly fire in a high-rise apartment building was caused by someone smoking in a bedroom

The Independent UK

Deadly Kenwood high-rise fire started in bedroom, caused by ‘careless use of smoking materials’

The fire started Wednesday on the 15th floor and climbed nine floors of the apartment complex in the 4800 block of South Lake Park Avenue. One resident died and eight others were injured.

Chicago Sun-Times

Reaume Brothers NASCAR shop suffers 'significant' fire damage

The Reaume Brothers Racing shop in Mooresville, N.C., sustained “significant” damage in a fire Thursday morning and three people were treated for injuries.

Motorsport

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Troops may be called into Northern Ireland if firefighters strike

Exclusive: Fire service chief says he will ask MoD for help if unions do not cover ‘high-risk calls’

The Guardian - UK

Girl, 3, dies after Indiana apartment fire kills dad, sister

A fire official says 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

The Independent UK

Couple rescued from burning house as neighbours hear 'loud bang'

An upstairs window was blown out in the blaze

Wales Online

Terrified Scots family fled to safety after car torched by thugs outside home

Nicola Elliot says she grabbed her 10-year-old daughter and their pets and fled after hearing the explosion outside.

Daily Record

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Hero passerby ‘kicks down door to rescue people from burning house’ in south London

A man was taken to hospital and others treated near the South Norwood home

Evening Standard

Glasgow residents alarmed after eight cars 'torched' as police launch probe

Residents have described chaotic scenes after a number of vehicles were allegedly set alight on several streets in the Penilee and Hillington areas of Glasgow in the early hours.

Glasgow Live

Couple pulled from burning house as window blown out

The fire was seen blazing from an upstairs window

Liverpool Echo

Eight cars 'torched' in night of terror as Scots neighbours wake to explosions

The vehicles were targeted on several streets in the Penilee and Hillington areas of Glasgow between around 4am and 5am on Thursday.

Daily Record

Man's body found in vehicle in WA bushfire

Arson Squad detectives are investigating after firefighters found a man's body in a vehicle while battling an out-of-control blaze in country Western Australia.

AAP

Lebanon judge at the centre of Beirut blast inquiry showdown

Judge Tarek Bitar has faced intense opposition from Lebanon’s establishment since resuming the investigation on Monday.

Al Jazeera

West Belfast blaze sees person rescued by firefighters

The incident happened at La Salle Park

Belfast Live

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Man's body found in bushfire zone at Mt Gibson in WA's Mid West

Firefighters make a grim discovery, finding the remains of a man inside a fire ground at Mount Gibson in WA's Mid West.

Tribune News Service

18 children injured, 1 critically, in fire sparked by lithium-ion battery at NYC day-care house

NEW YORK — Eighteen children were injured Wednesday in a fire that was sparked by a lithium-ion battery at a Queens day care, officials said.

Daily Mirror

Hundreds of residents forced to leave housing block ruled 'serious risk to life'

Horrified fire fighters were left appalled at the hazardous state of the building in Leeds, and were forced to immediately evacuate the hundreds of students living there

Evening Standard

Army could be called in if firefighters vote to strike

The Fire Brigades’ Union is counting ballots on Friday but believes members will ‘overwhelmingly’ support industrial action

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Memories of 2003 bushfires still vivid for Gippsland residents 20 years later

It was the biggest fire Victoria had seen for almost 70 years. It burned for 60 days and destroyed 41 homes. Now, 20 years on, residents are still processing what they saw.

Nottingham Post

Neighbours relieved 'dramatic' Wollaton bungalow fire was not more dangerous

Fire crews were called to Middleton Boulevard, Wollaton at 10.47am on Tuesday, January 24, where a blaze had taken hold in a garage and spread to a bungalow.

The Independent UK

1 dead, 6 taken to hospitals in Chicago high-rise fire

Chicago authorities say one person has died and six others were taken to hospitals Wednesday as firefighters responded to a high-rise apartment building fire on the city’s South Side, battling flames on multiple floors as snow fell

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Nobody had been able to reach her.’ Frantic search as one killed, several hurt in extra-alarm fire in Kenwood high-rise

The person who died had lived in an apartment on the 15th floor where the fire is believed to have started, according to Ald. Sophia King (4th).

Daily Record

Stirling residents given safety warning over improvised heating tips amid energy crisis

The trend of social media 'hacks' have been criticised by energy experts and the fire service.

Leeds Live

300 Leeds students evacuated from city centre flats amid 'serious risk to life'

The fire service said the risks in the building were 'so serious' it would have been 'dangerous' to allow people to stay there

Belfast Live

Craigavon Bridge incident: PSNI release statement after body recovered

"At around 8pm last night, Tuesday January 24, police received a report that a person was in the water, close to Craigavon Bridge in the city"

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