A fire broke out on Tuesday at an NYPD storage facility, reportedly leaving eight people injured and destroying decades of evidence, including DNA. Gothamist reported that the fire occurred at the Erie Basin Auto Pound, where police store seized vehicles in addition to crime scene evidence. The three-alarm fire injured three firefighters, three EMTs, and …
At least thirteen people, including seven children, were killed on Wednesday in a blaze at a Pennsylvania rowhouse that also left two people injured. WCAU reported that the fire occurred in Fairmont, a neighborhood in Philadelphia, in a two-unit rowhome. It is believed that 26 people resided in those two units, which are owned by …
A Missouri mother was criminally charged on Wednesday, nearly three months after her five young children died in an apartment fire. Sabrina Dunigan, 34, was charged with endangering the life or health of a child for the August 10 blaze at her East St. Louis home that killed Loy-el Dunigan, Jabari Johnson, 4, 8-year-old twins, …
Firefighters found a man, a woman, a boy, and a girl with gunshot wounds dead inside a southwest Houston home on fire Sunday morning. Police said the children appeared to be between the ages of 10 and 13, KPRC reported. The adults appeared to be in their 50s, according to KTRK. Fire crews were called …
A Fresno court saw dramatic footage Friday of city police officers responding to a domestic violence call only to find the quadruplex they were called to engulfed in flames, KTRK reports. The October 2019 incident began with a report that Jose Cisneros had slashed the tires of his estranged wife’s truck and thrown a beer …
An Illinois man was charged Friday with six counts of murder and four counts of arson for setting a fire in an apartment complex in Morrison that killed two children and an adult, the Prairie Advocate reported. Celina Serrano, 13, and her cousin, Shayla Walker, 8, died in the early Monday morning fire at Western …
Two Honolulu police officers were shot near the base of Diamond Head on Sunday when they responded to an assault call at a home that later burst into flames and spread to other houses in the neighborhood as well as vehicles parked on the street. Live ammunition exploded inside the home as well, the Honolulu …
A fire department in Michigan is under investigation after firefighters reportedly posed for a picture in front of a burning home on New Year’s Day. Deonte Higginbotham, 21, told the New York Post that he was in the process of renovating the two-story brick home which has been in his family for 50 years. He …
A 9-year-old Illinois boy who was accused of intentionally setting a fire that killed five of his relatives — including three children — will undergo an evaluation to determine whether he is fit to stand trial. The Chicago Tribune reported that a childhood trauma expert is expected to evaluate Kyle Alwood after his court-appointed lawyer …
Firefighters in Florida not only managed to extinguish a two-story house fire on Saturday, but also saved the residents’ Christmas tree and presents in the process. Polk County firefighters who responded to a fire at a Mulberry home were told by dispatch that a 13-year-old girl evacuated the home and verified that no other residents …
Authorities in Tennessee are investigating after an apartment fire killed an 8-month-old girl and injured five other children as their mothers were out at a nightclub, according to reports. The Nashville Tennessean reports that Jream Jenkins died, and her 23-month-old brother and four other children—ages 6, 4, 2, and 1—were found injured at the Antioch …
The mother of the 3-year-old boy who allegedly started a New York City apartment fire that killed 13 people in December 2017 has reportedly sued for $1.1 billion, accusing 11 agencies or entities of “negligence.” According to the New York Post, mom-of-two Rita Yeboah is seeking $100 million from 11 defendants, including the city, her …
