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13 dead, including 7 children, in Philadelphia house

13 dead, including 7 children, in Philadelphia house

A large house fire in Philadelphia early Wednesday killed 13 people, including seven children, and sent two people to hospitals, fire officials said.
by The Associated Press

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Two people remain missing after Colorado wildfire

Two people remain missing after Colorado wildfire

Search teams looked for two missing people on Sunday in the snow-covered but still smoldering debris from a massive Colorado wildfire, while people who barely escaped the flames sorted through what was left after the blaze and investigators tried to determine its cause.
by The Associated Press

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Fire ravages seat of South Africa's Parliament in Cape Town

Fire ravages seat of South Africa's Parliament in Cape Town

A major fire ripped through South Africa's Parliament complex on Sunday, gutting offices and causing some ceilings in the building that houses the national legislature to collapse. A dark plume of smoke rose high into the air above the southern city of Cape Town.
by The Associated Press

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Kentucky storms bring flooding, power outages, possible tornadoes

Kentucky storms bring flooding, power outages, possible tornadoes

Kentucky’s governor declared a state of emergency on Saturday as storms ripped through the state causing flash floods, power outages and property damage, including from possible tornadoes. The storms came just three weeks after deadly tornadoes tore through the region.
by The Associated Press

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Official: Three people missing, nearly 1,000 structures destroyed in Colorado wildfire

Official: Three people missing, nearly 1,000 structures destroyed in Colorado wildfire

A Colorado official says nearly 1,000 homes were destroyed, hundreds more were damaged, and that three people are missing after a wildfire charred numerous neighborhoods in a suburban area at the base of the Rocky Mountains northwest of Denver.
by The Associated Press

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Former mayor dead after deputy runs him over in driveway

The St. Paul Pioneer Press reported Tuesday that former St. Michael Mayor Harold Welter was lying in the driveway of a home Thursday evening when Wright County Sheriff’s Deputy Dustin Hatzenbeller pulled in and ran him over with his squad vehicle.
by The Associated Press

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