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A Connecticut woman who police say was set on fire by her boyfriend can be heard screaming in a 911 call tape released by authorities.
It was a heartwarming story: A 200-year-old general store suffers a fire, the owner can't afford to rebuild it and the town's historical society steps in to buy the building, hoping to make it the commercial and social hub of town once again.
When a fire destroyed the beloved, centuries-old Putney General Store 18 months ago, some people here cried.
Officials say a man was airlifted to a central Florida hospital for treatment after he was severely burned during a fight over beer, cigarettes and money.
The wildfire that has ravaged a national forest near Los Angeles has burned one plant species that authorities were happy to see go: marijuana, lots of it.
An Austrian court has convicted a man for killing his in-laws by setting them on fire with a homemade flame-thrower.
A Phoenix woman accused of torturing and killing a man in a wheelchair says she did it because he was a snitch, and she enjoyed it.
Fire consumed a replica of the 17th-century flagship of the Dutch East India Company in the northern Netherlands on Thursday.
A man whose relatives say had been sniffing gasoline burst into flames after a police officer Tasered him as he ran at officials carrying a container of fuel, police said Tuesday.
An Ohio police officer who was wounded when he saved people from a fire blames his injuries on budget cuts that shut down a nearby fire station.
A woman accused of dousing an exotic dancer with an accelerant and setting her on fire outside a Los Angeles club has been ordered to stand trial.
A nurse fixed a black wig on Razia's scarred and disfigured scalp before the 8-year-old took off around the emergency room to bid farewell to the staff who cared for her after white phosphorous scorched her head, face, neck and hands.
A New York City woman has been accused of burning her 6-year-old daughter during a voodoo ritual and then ignoring her cries for help and sending her to bed.
Thirteen yellow school buses have been damaged or destroyed in a suspicious fire at a New Jersey yard.
A teenager in suburban Detroit has apologized for lighting a man's pants on fire and causing a third-degree burn to the man's groin. Eighteen-year-old Tyler Quick spoke Tuesday before the judge sentenced him to probation. He pleaded guilty last month to assault with intent to commit great bodily harm less than murder.
A suburban Detroit 18-year-old pleaded guilty to lighting a man's pants on fire and causing a third-degree burn to his groin. Tyler Quick pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of assault with intent to commit great bodily harm less than murder. Oakland County Circuit Judge Rae Lee Chabot will sentence Quick on June 2.
A Chicago man selling magazines door to door has been accused of raping a 78-year-old Dallas-area woman and setting her on fire.
Police say a 78-year-old woman was sexually assaulted and set on fire in her Texas home by a man who might have gained access by saying he was selling magazines.
Police in a Detroit suburb say a teenager has been charged with lighting an unconscious man's pants on fire and causing a third-degree burn to the man's groin. Police in Ferndale, Mich., said 18-year-old Tyler Quick was arraigned Friday on a charge of assault.
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — It was a hot July night when Eagle Scout Brian Lenz decided to show a group of younger boys at his camp a trick called the "circle of fire," in which he would squirt rubbing alcohol in a pattern on a table and set it aflame.
A grand jury in northern West Virginia has indicted a mother accused of burning the word "wimp" into her 6-year-old daughter's neck with a cigarette.
A judge barred the victim's family, news media and others from a hearing Friday on whether a suburban Detroit teenager convicted of beheading and burning an acquaintance should get a new trial.
Police say a teenager who soaked her hair in gasoline to try to kill head lice was severely burned when the gas fumes ignited and set her head ablaze.
A woman has pleaded not guilty to trying to kill an exotic dancer by dousing her with flammable liquid and setting her ablaze outside a Los Angeles area club.
A barber accused of killing a homeless man near his work last year by dousing him with a flammable liquid and setting him ablaze was arrested Thursday, police said.
Woman's Charred Body Found In Unburned Trailer - A woman's death in Mims, investigators say, is major mystery. Her body was found burned inside her trailer, but the trailer itself wasn't charred. "I don't know, this is a mystery and a half," campground employee Toni Cord said.
Teacher badly burned in toilet explosionA 52-year-old teacher was badly burned yesterday (Weds) by an explosion in a toilet he had entered which occurred when he turned on the light.
Firefighters burned while grilling at their station Two Osceola County firefighters are recovering tonight after being burned while cooking dinner on a grill at their station, officials said.
School torched following Swedish teens' failed hand gel testsTwo teens playing with alcohol-based hand sanitizer inadvertently burned down a school in Södertälje, south of Stockholm.
Utility worker dies from injuries - An MJ Electric worker who was badly burned Saturday while working on a power line has died, Florence County Sheriff Jeff Rickaby has confirmed this morning.
Boy Badly Burned By Homemade Magic WandAuthorities say a 10-year-old Pasco County boy was seriously burned when he and two friends tried to make a magic wand out of a stick, gasoline and bug spray.
Boy seriously burned while playing "wizards"Authorities say a 10-year-old Pasco County boy was seriously burned when he and two friends tried to make a magic wand out of a stick, gasoline and bug spray.
JFD Launches Investigation Into Faulty Fire Hydrants -The Jackson Fire Department has launched an internal investigation to determine why two fire hydrants didn't work when firefighters tried to use them to extinguish a Jackson house fire.
Cops: Man Shocked, Burned While Chasing Rabbit Police in South Carolina say a man is recovering in a Georgia burn center after he chased a rabbit into a power station and was shocked with thousands of volts of electricity.
Police investigate burned, chopped-up body in freezer; it's the 'most gruesome' thing they've seen A homeless man in his 50s was found burned and dismembered in a freezer in a home on Detroit's east side, police say.
Baby boy, father burned by hot oil A father and his 7-month-old son were badly burned Wednesday night when hot oil caught fire and was accidentally spilled.
Police: Girl, 14, Burned, Stabbed By Friend -A boy was arrested by deputies with the Lake County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday on charges of stabbing and burning a girl.
Police: Girl Burns Kids With Hot Curtain RodA teenager who, police say, burned an infant and a toddler with a hot curtain rod could be tried as an adult.
Teen burned after letting friend pour gas on leg Volusia County authorities say a Deltona teenager suffered second- and third-degree burns when he set himself on fire. Deputies said 13-year-old Russell Gortzig was taken to an Orlando hospital after Sunday night's incident.
Teen trying to impress girl, burned re-creating YouTube VideoA Deltona teen trying to impress a neighborhood girl set himself on fire and suffered second- and third-degree burns to his right leg, sheriff's investigators said.
Michael Jackson gets the Anakin treatmentI'd seen a still photo of the accident here and there over the years, but it looks way worse on film...
Apprentice postman torches election materials A stressed-out trainee with Deutsche Post has admitted to burning election documents and brochures instead of delivering them, police in the southern town of Göppingen reported.
2 Charged with Burning Girl in Voodoo RitualThe Queens D.A. has charged a 6-year-old girl's mother and grandmother with burning her during a voodoo ritual in February and then failing to get help for the wounded child, authorities announced.
3 workers missing after explosion at food plant- Three workers were unaccounted for after an explosion Tuesday at a Raleigh-area food plant, officials said.
Acid Attack - Bottle Thrown Onto Crowd Of Shoppers Injures 24 In Hong KongA bottle of acid has been thrown into a crowd injuring 24 people in Hong Kong, police have said. The attack, which took place in one of the country's most popular shopping districts, is the third in a series that has injured nearly 100 people.
Guilty: The gang that doused teenager with petrol and burned him alive because he fell in love with the wrong girl A teenager was tied to a tree and forced to drink petrol before being doused in the liquid and set alight by two love rivals.
Crown Victoria FiresIn none of the cases cited... is anyone asking why some of the troopers were able to exit the cruiser and some were not able to. I suspect the excessively rigid, illegal partition is the reason.
Burned to deathThe text on the web site says; "The car exploded and was engulfed in fire in 1.8 seconds. The interior temperatures reached 2,500 degrees in 3 seconds. The young trooper burned to death. Nolte was rescued by two strangers 15 seconds before he would have suffered the same fate."
Fayette Police Searching For Suspects After Puppy Killed, BurnedState police said someone killed and burned a Labrador puppy belonging to a woman who had another dog shot last year after she complained about poachers on her rural Fayette County property.
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