Read more fires stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1895/fires.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:22:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/57192/sc-man-dont-blame-me-blame-fire-dept.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA South Carolina man accused of setting off the state's still-burning wildfires says the fire department should be taking the blame, not him. Marc Torchi says he's gotten death threats since fire officials named him, alleging that Torchi's backyard fire to burn debris started the larger blaze. Torchi said they...http://www.newser.com/story/57192/sc-man-dont-blame-me-blame-fire-dept.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 25 Apr 2009 12:29:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35461/fire-collapsed-wtc-7-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFires, not explosives, caused the collapse of World Trade Center 7—a skyscraper near the twin towers—on Sept. 11, a 3-year US government investigation concludes. Scientists with the National Institute of Standards and Technology say the 47-story tower was destroyed by fires, made worse by a failed sprinkler system...http://www.newser.com/story/35461/fire-collapsed-wtc-7-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 Aug 2008 12:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/17367/fire-closes-las-vegas-casino.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA three-alarm blaze at the Monte Carlo hotel-casino has been contained, the Las Vegas Sun reports, and the 3,200-room property on the Strip has been evacuated. Authorities told the AP no major injuries were reported. Smoke and flame erupted from the casino roof at 11 this morning, with debris...http://www.newser.com/story/17367/fire-closes-las-vegas-casino.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Jan 2008 15:16:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/15522/patients-flee-london-cancer-hospital-fire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA huge fire gutted one of the world's leading cancer hospitals yesterday, forcing up to 160 patients and 800 staff to evacuate and causing up to $1 billion in damages. London's Royal Marsden Hospital went up in flames after a small fire in a plant room spread through the building....http://www.newser.com/story/15522/patients-flee-london-cancer-hospital-fire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Jan 2008 8:35:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/14464/white-house-neighbor-on-fire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Eisenhower Executive Office Building caught fire today. Firefighters rushed to evacuate the historic building, which stands next to the White House and holds Dick Cheney's ceremonial offices, CNN reports. The blaze began on the third floor, in an electrical closet or phone bank, and according to the Secret Service...http://www.newser.com/story/14464/white-house-neighbor-on-fire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Dec 2007 9:16:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/11510/east-london-warehouse-burns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA giant blaze broke out at an abandoned London warehouse on the site of the 2012 Olympic games today, sending a huge column of black smoke over the city. Fire crews reported no casualties and authorities have found no evidence linking the incident to a terrorist attack. Officials said it...http://www.newser.com/story/11510/east-london-warehouse-burns.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Nov 2007 8:49:50 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/10470/7-college-students-die-in-north-carolina-fire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSeven college students perished in an Ocean Beach, NC, house fire this morning, six of them from the University of Southern Carolina, one from Clemson University. There were 13 college students in the house when the fire broke out. Six were hospitalized, including one who jumped from the house, which...http://www.newser.com/story/10470/7-college-students-die-in-north-carolina-fire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 28 Oct 2007 22:52:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/8727/5-killed-in-energy-plant-blaze.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFive workers trapped in an empty water tunnel at a Colorado hydroelectric plant were killed late yesterday when a chemical fire ignited in equipment. The workers had communicated after the blaze erupted that they were safe, but firefighters later found their bodies as they battled the blaze. The men worked...http://www.newser.com/story/8727/5-killed-in-energy-plant-blaze.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 03 Oct 2007 1:41:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/7036/lawsuits-settled-for-13m-in-ri-club-fire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRelatives of those killed in the 2003 Rhode Island nightclub fire have tentatively agreed to a $13.5 million settlement with several of the defendants sued over the blaze. A hundred people died and 200 others were injured. The companies involved in the settlement include the manufacturer of the foam...http://www.newser.com/story/7036/lawsuits-settled-for-13m-in-ri-club-fire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Sep 2007 7:27:00 CDT