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Grass Fire Near Austin, Texas Destroys Building, Displacing Hundreds of Residents

CEDAR PARK, Texas (AP) – A grass fire near Austin, Texas, spread into trees near an apartment complex and condominiums, destroying one of the buildings and forcing hundreds of residents from their homes. Two people suffered minor injuries in the …

Crews Begin Demolishing Remains of Collapsed Iowa Building

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – Crews on Monday started demolishing the remains of a six- story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, that partially collapsed more than two weeks ago, killing three people and leaving dozens homeless. Workers were using large excavators …

Davenport, Iowa Officials: No Fatalities After Partial Building Collapse

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) – There were no confirmed fatalities and no known people still trapped the morning after a six-story apartment building in the eastern Iowa city of Davenport partially collapsed, authorities said Monday. Davenport Fire Chief Michael Carlsten said …

Georgia Coliseum Closed for Repairs after Concrete Chunk Falls from Ceiling

Georgia’s Stegeman Coliseum has been closed for repairs after a small piece of concrete fell from the ceiling of the nearly 60-year-old facility that hosts several of the university’s sports teams and school graduation ceremonies in the spring. No one …

Boy Dies in Maryland Fire That Damaged 16 Apartments

A seven-year-old boy who was critically injured in an apartment fire in a Baltimore neighborhood has died, authorities said Sunday. The Baltimore County Fire Department said in a news release that Clinton Chimobi Ezeamaka died Saturday in the pediatric burn …

Police Arrest Suspect in Shootings at Three Baltimore County Buildings

A person arrested early Sunday on suspicion of firing a gun at three buildings in Baltimore County appeared to be having a mental health crisis, police said. The Baltimore Sun reports that no injuries were reported in the shootings by …

Man Charged with Shooting at Connecticut Capitol

A Connecticut man was charged Tuesday with firing multiple gunshots at the state Capitol in late May, one of several shooting incidents police believe he was involved in around the same time. No one was injured in any of the …

Firetruck Crashes into Philadelphia Building, Leaving Five Injured

Four firefighters and one civilian were injured Thursday when a Philadelphia Fire Department firetruck crashed into a building after a collision with another vehicle. The firetruck had left a nearby fire station and had its lights and siren on as …

Railcar Carrying Molasses Explodes in Minnesota

A railcar carrying molasses exploded in Cannon Falls Tuesday morning, leaving a sticky mess, but causing no injuries, according to police. According to authorities, the explosion happened about 7 a.m. at the Progressive Rail facility in Cannon Falls, which is …

Flooding Brings New Woes to New York City Church Hard-Hit by COVID-19

A Lutheran church in New York City already reeling from the COVID-19 deaths of more than 60 members of the congregation has suffered a new trauma: Severe flood damage from the rupture of a major municipal water main. The flooding …