House Fires
Chicago officials deny antiquated fire code caused woman’s death
By Christopher Davion and Kristina Betinis, January 18, 2012
A 32-year old woman died last week when the apartment building elevator delivered her into a blaze on the 12th floor.
House fire caused by space heater kills three in Ohio
By Naomi Spencer, December 30, 2011
A Columbus, Ohio family was killed in a house fire on Christmas Eve after a space heater ignited the mattress they were sleeping on.
Disabled man killed in Detroit-area apartment fire
By Lawrence Porter, December 23, 2011
A deadly fire erupted early Thursday morning in Hazel Park, Michigan, killing a retired auto worker and injuring three other people.
Detroit house-fire season begins amid cuts in firefighting
By Lawrence Porter, December 12, 2011
Early Friday morning a fire swept through a two-flat home on Detroit’s eastside, trapping two families with five children in a massive blaze.
House fire in Detroit suburb kills three in multi-generation home
By Lawrence Porter, October 5, 2011
According to a new survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, the largest increase in the number of Americans living in multi-generational households in modern history has occurred in the last three years.
Six die in Vancouver, Washington, house fire
By Hector Cordon, May 2, 2011
The fire appears to have been started by Tuan Dao, who perished along with his five children, after the bank foreclosed on his house and he was forced to file for bankruptcy.
Detroit house fire kills child, injures another
By Lawrence Porter, April 23, 2011
A house fire on Detroit’s northeast side killed one child and severely injured another.
Pennsylvania farm family loses seven children to fire
By Phyllis Steele and Andrea Peters, March 10, 2011
Late Tuesday evening a fire engulfed the house on a family farm in Pennsylvania, killing seven of eight children.
New York: Elderly woman killed in blaze after fire department cutbacks
By Ali Ismail, February 18, 2011
Budget cutbacks were blamed for the death of one woman and the injuries of seven other residents after a fire in a Brooklyn apartment building
Unemployed Detroit woman dies in house fire
Poverty, space heaters and steel bars: a common deadly mix
By Lawrence Porter, January 28, 2011
An unemployed nurse died in a house fire on Detroit’s east side Thursday morning. Irene Smith Spencer, 49, was using space heaters.
Detroit house fire injures five
By Lawrence Porter, January 26, 2011
Early Monday morning, fire destroyed a home on the west side of Detroit where both the gas and electricity had been shut off.
Fire destroys three homes in historic Delray neighborhood of Detroit
By Lawrence Porter, January 22, 2011
On Thursday a fire in an abandoned Detroit home quickly spread to the occupied homes on either side, creating a total loss for the neighbors.
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