Idaho man accused of setting his wife on fire Posted: 5 months ago by muppet
According to court documents, the woman told police that Hart held her against her will, threatened her with a knife, choked her, threw lighter fluid on her and lit her on fire. He then lit the couple’s bed on fire, destroying some of her personal belongings.
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Hollywood Hills Fire Contained - Various Videos Posted: 2 years ago by indierockcafe
Watch a number of videos from a fire that broke out earlier today in the Hollywood Hills near Griffith Park and the famed Hollywood sign.
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TN fire chief charged with arson Posted: 2 years ago by civicracer18c1
I guess when you're a firefighter in a small town you have to start your own fires.
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Woman Accused of Setting Fire Over Keys Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A woman was arrested and charged with arson and burglary after police say she set fire to the home of a neighbor she thought had stolen her keys.
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Satellite Image of Georgia Fire Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
According to reports from the Southern Area Coordination Center, the Sweat Farm Road Fire in southern Georgia exploded from 1,000 acres to more than 20,000 acres in less than 24 hours between April 16 and 17, 2007. Strong winds whipped the blaze into 100-foot flames, while individual trees went up like torches.
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Fire truck falls apart while responding to fire Posted: 1 year ago by TraumaMamma
A fire truck responding to a house fire on Olive Street in Elyria early this morning lost its rear axle and gas tank on Broad Street near East Bridge .
The Firefighters on the truck were all able to escape without injury.
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Wasabi Silent Fire Alarm scents-ses fire, awakens the deaf Posted: 7 months ago by Mitzuzake
Wasabi, or Japanese Horseradish, has a particularly pungent taste and scent. Now researchers in Japan are using Wasabi's overpowering odor in a new type of smoke detector / fire alarm that wakes the deaf through scent instead of sound.
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Cat saves owner, dies in fire Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Fire officials in Clearwater, Fla., say a heroic cat that helped its owner escape a fire did not make it out of the burning mobile home alive.
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Toronto Fire Guts Downtown Neighborhood Posted: 8 months ago by jago
Most of a downtown block in Toronto was gutted by fire last week. Early rumors suggested it might've been an explosion in a meth-lab. The Fire Chief extinguished that theory, but other reasons for the disaster may be weeks or months away.
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No prison time for man who lit his brother on fire Posted: 6 months ago by muppet
A Canyon County judge decided that Marc Sogoian, 27, and his family have suffered enough, and now an emotional case spanning more than a year is finally closed.
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If fire were water Posted: 1 year ago by TheStep
Would would happen if everything that was fire was made from water? OK, it's slightly scientifically impossible - but that doesn't stop amazing photoshops, does it?
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Woman Sets Herself On Fire Posted: 7 months ago by dollyllama
An Indiana woman is fighting for her life after setting herself on fire next to her 14-year-old daughter.
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Senegal woman sets herself on fire in Rome protest Posted: 10 months ago by 2manyusernames
Kebe Peinda Gotha set herself on fire at Rome's city hall on Friday in an apparent protest over a visit to Italy by Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade. Here is a auto-translated article from an Italian paper
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Man Fearing Burglars Sets Parents' Home On Fire Posted: 1 year ago by deepcleanfun
A man told police that he set his parents' home on fire Wednesday afternoon to chase away burglars he claimed were creeping around the attic.
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Boy sets fire to school in bid to extend summer vacation Posted: 1 year ago by deepcleanfun
A 14-year-old boy under arrest for setting fire to his school told investigators that he thought summer vacation would be prolonged if the school was burned down, investigators said.
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Home saved from fire -- against owner's will Posted: 11 months ago by dollyllama
Dr. Jorge Llorente became irritated recently when the fire department kept rejecting his plans to landscape his hacienda-style home with jacarandas and avocado trees.
(I put this under technology, though it's not the kind we normally think of, more innovative thinking)
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Students’ spray and fire fun Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Students in Canada have found a new way to fill time in between lectures – by setting each other on fire for fun.
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Woman sets fire to husbands penis Posted: 1 year ago by kxmk
Asked if the man would make a full recovery, a police spokeswoman said it was "difficult to predict".
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Fire brigade sends two crews and seven firemen to rescue seagull Posted: 3 months ago by AutumnLotus
A fire brigade has been accused of wasting taxpayers' money after sending two engines and seven firemen to rescue a seagull. The brigade struggled for more than an hour to save the injured bird, which was trapped on a factory roof in Bridgwater, Somerset.
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Baby dies after falling into fire pit Posted: 4 months ago by bevissimo
A six-month-old baby is dead after falling into a fire pit and burning to death. The father told investigators that he fell asleep in the backyard with the boy Saturday night, and when he woke up the child was missing.
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California fire called arson Posted: 12 months ago by Bornbad
the California Department of Forestry will announce shortly that the massive Santiago Canyon Fire - which has caused an estimated $10 million in damage - is being officially declared an arson.
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