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Milder wind helps firefighters in Texas, Okla.

Attorney Gordon Johnson — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:26:00 +0000

Date: 4/10/2009 SEAN MURPHYAssociated Press Writer MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (AP) — Firefighters mopped up hot spots Friday from wind-driven wildfires that injured at least 34 people in western and central Oklahoma and destroyed more than 100 homes. Three people were killed across the state line in Texas. The fires began Thursday afternoon along the Interstate […]

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Oslo police detain man over fire that killed 6

Attorney Gordon Johnson — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:50:00 +0000

Date: 3/18/2009 OSLO (AP) — Norwegian police say they have detained a man on suspicion of arson in an apartment building fire late last year that killed six people and injured 12 in Oslo. The fire ripped through the five-story apartment building Dec. 13, and some residents had to be rescued from the roof with […]

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Investigator: Teen admitted setting 9 Pa. fires

Attorney Gordon Johnson — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:20:00 +0000

Date: 3/13/2009 WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — An investigator says a teenager accused of setting nine fires in an arson-plagued Philadelphia suburb led them to several of the scenes and confessed to the crimes. Nineteen-year-old Roger Leon Barlow was held for trial after a court hearing Friday. He’s charged with arson and aggravated assault in […]

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Teen arrested in 7 arsons in fire-ravaged Pa. town

Attorney Gordon Johnson — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:38:00 +0000

Date: 2/19/2009 COATESVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A 19-year-old was charged Thursday with setting at least seven fires in an arson-plagued steel town, including a block-long blaze that displaced dozens of people last month. Roger Leon Barlow Jr., of nearby Downingtown, was charged with arson, aggravated assault and related counts. He was arraigned Thursday afternoon and […]

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Australian wildfire survivors seek help to rebuild

Attorney Gordon Johnson — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:11:00 +0000

Date: 2/19/2009 By KRISTEN GELINEAUAssociated Press Writer WHITTLESEA, Australia (AP) — The electrician’s tools were incinerated, the trucker’s rig reduced to a useless, burned shell. The deadly wildfires that swept southern Australia destroyed more than lives — they destroyed livelihoods. As the days since the Feb. 7 blazes wear on, the needs of the survivors […]

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Campfire group won’t face charges for Calif. blaze

Attorney Gordon Johnson — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:15:00 +0000

Date: 2/14/2009 SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Ten people who built a campfire won’t be charged with igniting a wildfire last fall that destroyed more than 200 homes in Santa Barbara and neighboring Montecito, prosecutors said Friday. Santa Barbara County District Attorney Christie Stanley said investigators could not prove who caused the wildfire that blackened […]

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Proving murder in case of wildfire arson difficult

Attorney Gordon Johnson — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:47:00 +0000

Date: 2/14/2009 By KRISTEN GELINEAUAssociated Press Writer SYDNEY (AP) — Outrage over the Australian wildfires that killed more than 180 people last week was white hot after police said some of the blazes may have been deliberately set. The prime minister said the culprits should “rot in jail,” and government officials threatened the maximum charge: […]

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Mass. woman charged in fatal ’99 fire faces trial

Attorney Gordon Johnson — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:45:00 +0000

Date: 1/12/2009 By DENISE LAVOIEAssociated Press Writer BOSTON (AP) — For nearly a decade, Kathleen Hilton has been in jail, though she’s been convicted of nothing. Prosecutors say the grandmother set a fire that killed five people, including three young girls, because she was allegedly angry her son’s ex-girlfriend wouldn’t let him see his two […]

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Cigar blamed for apartment fire, injury

Attorney Gordon Johnson — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:38:00 +0000

Date: 10/31/2008 12:35 PM WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) _ Authorities say a cigar appears to have started a chair on fire, damaging a West Fargo apartment and injuring the tenant. Fire Chief Roy Schatschneider says 61-year-old Leslie Moore had been sitting in the chair in the living room smoking a cigar before the fire on […]

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Ky. legal experts mull reopening deadly 1977 fire

Attorney Gordon Johnson — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:56:00 +0000

Date: 10/28/2008 By ROGER ALFORDAssociated Press WriterFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) _ Gov. Steve Beshear said Tuesday he has asked legal experts to determine whether new evidence warrants reopening an investigation into one of the nation’s deadliest fires, a nightclub blaze that killed 165 people more than 30 years ago. Survivors of the 1977 fire at the […]

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