Apartment Building Explosion Rocks Detroit
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Three people, including a 3-year-old girl, were critically hurt in a fire and possible explosion at an apartment building in Detroit, officials said.
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Chuck Simms, the city's fire commissioner, told the station 12 people were rescued. Several of those were believed to have severe injuries.
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The multifamily building is barely a block from the local firehouse. In a statement Monday, the Town of Hempstead said structural issues were "observed" by inspectors following the fire call Sunday — and that, as a result, "the building was deemed unsafe, subject to further inspection by a structural engineer."
Charles Florio, Paterson's most prolific developer, bought the land in September for $2 million after a fire destroyed a previous building.
A 3-year-old has died after a fire at a Rome apartment complex. The fire was ruled electrical. Two others were also hurt.
ROME, Ga. — Investigators discovered Thursday that an appliance caused an apartment fire that claimed the life of a 3-year-old boy in Floyd County. Koda Sandoval died at the hospital. His 5-year-old sister, Emmy, and mother Lexi Sandoval were also injured in the fire Wednesday.