Residential Fires Strike Six States
Multiple residential fires cause severe damage and displace families across six US states.
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Several residential fires were reported in Pennsylvania, Ohio, South Carolina, Massachusetts, Hawaii and Texas. In Millvale, Pennsylvania, a father and his two teenagers escaped a house fire after a smoke detector woke him, but the family lost everything; police are collecting donations as investigators determine the cause. Fires destroyed an abandoned home in Toledo and a house in Charleston, where officials said the smoldering structure would be demolished; authorities are investigating both fires. Crews responded to fires at homes in East Longmeadow and Makaha, with no injuries reported in Makaha and no confirmed injury information available from East Longmeadow. In Waco, an apartment kitchen fire damaged one unit, and its occupants were relocated; officials said the fire appeared accidental, but its cause remains undetermined.
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In Millvale, firefighters initially received a report of an oven fire; the blaze spread to the attic, where crews had to cut holes in the roof to reach it. One of the family’s three cats was still missing.
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Toledo firefighters worked to stop the fire at the abandoned North Michigan Street home from spreading to nearby houses, and no one was injured.
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In Charleston, officials said the destroyed home would continue smoldering until it could be torn down; it was unclear whether anyone had been inside.
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In Waco, firefighters opened a kitchen wall to check whether the apartment fire had spread beyond the area behind the stove, but found no extension.
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