One person died and two others were injured following a house fire in Bell Township, Westmoreland County on Monday.
The fire was at a home along Route 286.
The coroner confirmed 52-year-old Frank Zanavich died following the fire.
Neighbors told Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that Zanavich lived in the home with his brother and elderly father. Two other people in the home were injured.
Investigators believe that this fire – and another one about three miles away – were set intentionally within 20 minutes of each other. Both fires were set between 1 and 2 a.m. and neither structure was occupied.
The servicemember’s name is being withheld for 24 hours pending notification of next of kin, the guard said in a press release.
The West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office and state police are investigating the fire, the website WV News reported. No further details were released.
Anyone with information on the matter is being asked to contact the state’s arson hotline at 1-800-233-3473. Authorities are offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
DETROIT (AP) — Fire department officials say a Christmas morning fire killed a 4-year-old and a 6-year-old at a home on Detroit’s east side and forced their mother to jump from a second-floor window to escape holding her 3-year-old in her arms.
Two other children who survived, an 8-year-old and a 10-year-old, were badly burned.
A deputy fire commissioner, David Fornell, called the fire “a Christmas tragedy.” Fornell said the mother and the 3-year-old were not seriously injured. He said later Friday that the 8-year-old and 10-year-old appeared to have escaped from the first floor.
Earlier reports cited officials as saying they may also have jumped from the upper floor.
Fornell also confirmed the woman was the mother of all five children.
(CNN)Firefighters in Australia are battling a massive bushfire that has been burning out of control for six weeks across the popular tourist spot of Fraser Island, as parts of the country’s east swelter through a record-breaking heat wave following the hottest November on record.
Tourists and staff on the UNESCO World Heritage site have been forced to evacuate as the fire closes in on local attractions and the island’s unique forests are smothered in smoke.
On Tuesday morning local time, fire and emergency services in the eastern state of Queensland issued a “prepare to leave” warning for the Kingfisher Bay Resort and Village on the island, as blazes in several locations threatened the area.
Emergency crews used water bombs to slow the blaze, but the fire service warned conditions could get worse.
“Fire crews are working to contain the fire but firefighters may not be able to protect every property. You should not expect a firefighter at your door,” the directive said.
Queensland’s Bureau of Meteorology said the fire danger is likely to be exacerbated by strong winds and extreme heat wave conditions, which are forecast to continue in the state for the next few days.The blaze on Fraser Island was sparked by an illegal campfire. In six weeks it has torn through 76,000 hectares (187,800 acres) of bone-dry bush land, according to CNN affiliate Nine News.
A Greensburg man pleaded guilty Monday to setting his house on fire.
Jeremiah N. Morgan, 41, was sentenced to spend up to two years, less a day, in the Westmoreland County Prison followed by five years of probation.
Morgan said he pleaded guilty to “get into treatment and get my life back together.” He was ordered to complete a drug and alcohol evaluation and be paroled directly to a treatment facility.
Parts of Australia, including Sydney, sweltered through the hottest November night on record with temperatures likely to stay high on Sunday — prompting authorities to issue a total fire ban.
In Sydney, temperatures surpassed 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) on Saturday, while swathes of western New South Wales, South Australia and northern Victoria baked through even higher temperatures nearing 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit).
Temperatures are expected to cross 40 degrees Celsius for a second straight day on Sunday, while the Bureau of Meteorology has predicted a five or six-day heatwave for parts of northern New South Wales and southeast Queensland.
The predictions for soaring temperatures prompted the Australian Energy Market Operator to say demand may exceed supply in New South Wales on Sunday afternoon.
BIG BEAVER, Pa. —The fire marshal is investigating after a fire broke out inside of a home in Big Beaver Borough, Beaver County.Fire tore through the home on Fairlane Boulevard starting at about 9:20 p.m. Wednesday.AdvertisementThe assistant fire chief said he wasn’t sure if anyone was living in the home.The house is considered a total loss.
Despite a thorough search of the 28,887-square-foot residence with thermal imaging cameras, fire crews found no active fire at the home Wednesday night.
A Johnstown man pleaded guilty on Monday to setting fire to a mattress near a trailer, damaging the structure and forcing a family member who lived there to flee, authorities said.
Brandon Joseph Pileski, 28, of the 100 block of Benshoff Street, pleaded guilty to a summary charge of disorderly conduct during a preliminary hearing before District Judge Mary Ann Zanghi, of Vinco.
According to a criminal complaint filed by East Taylor Township police, Pileski set fire to a mattress outside of the trailer in the 1200 block of Bartlett Street on July 8.
(CNN)The East Troublesome Fire continues to devastate parts of northern Colorado, swallowing homes and businesses in its path.
Long lines of cars made their way out of the area as the fire grew Thursday. And traffic out of the small town of Estes Park was crawling as hundreds tried to evacuate, according to CNN affiliate KUSA.
Families who have already fled the area have been watching their homes go up in flames on home security cameras. One woman saw the fire rush toward her family cabin and doesn’t know if anything is left of her house.
“I can’t begin to tell you, it was so gut-wrenching when I opened up the app and I saw fire coming up our driveway and up the hillside,” Katy Brown told KUSA. “It was horrific, absolutely horrific to watch. I’ve never experienced anything like that before.”
But at 6:42 p.m. Friday night, the Dalton Fire Department arrived at the farm after farmers spotted the 1,000-pound hay bales ablaze.
“Within about 24 hours is when it went up in flames,” Pike said. “So it didn’t take long.”
Dicken Crane, the farm’s owner, posted images of the fire on Facebook.
“It’s actually hard to believe anyone who says they love this country would do this,” he wrote.
The Dalton Police Department said they arrested Lonnie Durfee, 49, and charged him with burning personal property. He will be arraigned Tuesday. Police said the investigation is ongoing.
Pike said she doesn’t know the individual personally but heard that he was boasting about the fire to friends shortly afterward.
LAUGHLINTOWN, Pa. —Fire was reported at The Original Pie Shoppe on Route 30 in Laughlintown, Westmoreland County early Friday morning.The fire was reported shortly after 5:30 a.m. Friday
Sky 4 with Action Cam spotted crews on the roof of the building where some smoke was coming out.There were no initial reports of any injuries.The cause of the fire has not been determined.The Pie Shoppe posted on social media on Friday that they would still be open as usual.
The Glass Fire in northern California’s Sonoma County and Napa Valley wine country that burned down the Chateau Boswell more than quadrupled in size overnight to 11,000 acres on Monday.
Chateau Boswell in St. Helena Napa Valley was destroyed Sunday in the Glass Fire
It’s one of only a handful of family-run wineries in the famous California wine region and opened in 1979
Fire has also ravaged the likes of Castello di Amorosa and Venge, plus Merus Wines and Davis Estates were under imminent threat
Officials said 64 other wineries were within the evacuation or evacuation warning areas
The Black Rock Inn bed and breakfast was also up in flames as 1,000 firefighters struggled to contain the blaze
Around 2,000 people have been told to leave their homes, and a further 3,000 to prepare to do so as the wildfires ripped into Santa Rosa and St. Helena
California wildfires have scorched more than 3.7 million acres so far in 2020, far exceeding any single year
Around 18 townhouse units in an apartment complex along Summit Avenue in Canonsburg were damaged after a large fire broke out Sunday afternoon.
First responders arrived at the scene of the apartment complex building for reports of a fire around 1 p.m. Sunday, according to Washington County dispatch. Around 10 fire departments responded to the scene, dispatch said.
The fire broke out Sunday evening at the popular eatery.
According to various reports on social media, the fire broke out at around 8 p.m. Smoke could be seen coming from the roof, and firefighters opened the roof to battle the blaze.
No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
More people are leaving California than arriving, driven out by worsening wildfires, power outages, the skyrocketing cost of living and politics.
More people are leaving California than arriving, driven out by worsening wildfires, power outages and the skyrocketing cost of living
In 2018 more than 86,000 people left California for Texas, nearly 70,000 left for Arizona and about 55,000 left for Washington
Between 2007 and 2016, some 5million residents moved to California and 6million people moved out to other states
According to a poll locals say they consider leaving due to the high cost of housing, heavy taxation, or political culture
Today more than two dozen fires are blazing, ripping through a record 3.1million acres of land and killing 22 people, the worse inferno in the state’s history
California firefighters struggled to contain massive wildfires that have left at least four people dead and turned neighborhoods into ash and smoldering ruins.
The L.A. city attorney has filed more than 300 charges against the owners of four downtown buildings after a May 16 explosion burned 11 firefighters.
The Los Angeles city attorney on Friday filed more than 300 criminal charges against the owners and operators of four downtown buildings after a massive explosion in May shot a huge fireball into the air over downtown L.A. and left 11 firefighters severely burned.
Prosecutors allege the defendants illegally stored hazardous materials and endangered public health.
The criminal charges stem from an investigation of the May 16 explosion inside an East 3rd Street warehouse by the U.S. Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as well as the Los Angeles Police Department and other agencies.
Firefighters in Cambria County spent some time battling a blaze at a vacant property on the 300 block of Butler Avenue in Johnstown Thursday. They say the call came in just before 1 p. m. and it turned into a second alarm fire as the flames approached a second house. Officials say the fire started in the back of the home’s first floor and moved inward toward the second floor. A fire marshal was called to investigate and said the fire is currently considered suspicious.
The coroner confirmed 52-year-old Frank Zanavich died following the fire.
MONROEVILLE, Pa. —Investigators said a fire broke out inside the Monroeville Mall early Sunday.
DETROIT (AP) — Fire department officials say a Christmas morning fire killed a 4-year-old and a 6-year-old at a home on Detroit’s east side and forced their mother to jump from a second-floor window to escape holding her 3-year-old in her arms.
Evacuations orders have since been lifted after Santa Ana winds brought dangerous gusty and dry conditions to the region.
Parts of Australia, including Sydney, sweltered through the hottest November night on record with temperatures likely to stay high on Sunday — prompting authorities to issue a total fire ban.
Fire tore through the home on Fairlane Boulevard starting at about 9:20 p.m. Wednesday.AdvertisementThe assistant fire chief said he wasn’t sure if anyone was living in the home.The house is considered a total loss.
MOUNT PLEASANT MILLS, Pa. —
Disaster funds would have helped rebuilding and cleanup efforts in the aftermath of several blazes, including the Bobcat and Creek fires.
LAUGHLINTOWN, Pa. —Fire was reported at The Original Pie Shoppe on Route 30 in Laughlintown, Westmoreland County early Friday morning.The fire was reported shortly after 5:30 a.m. Friday
The Glass Fire in northern California’s Sonoma County and Napa Valley wine country that burned down the Chateau Boswell more than quadrupled in size overnight to 11,000 acres on Monday.
More people are leaving California than arriving, driven out by worsening wildfires, power outages, the skyrocketing cost of living and politics.
“The reality is that my mom most likely didn’t make it off the mountain,” said a California woman searching for her mother.
UNITY TOWNSHIP, Pa. —
The August Complex Fire at 472,185 acres merged this week with the Elkhorn Fire, which has burned more than 255,000-acres.
Some of the people trapped at a reservoir in California’s Sierra National Forest have suffered burns.
Firefighters in Cambria County spent some time battling a blaze at a vacant property on the 300 block of Butler Avenue in Johnstown Thursday. They say the call came in just before 1 p. m. and it turned into a second alarm fire as the flames approached a second house. Officials say the fire started in the back of the home’s first floor and moved inward toward the second floor. A fire marshal was called to investigate and said the fire is currently considered suspicious.
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