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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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Police arrest student suspect in Ohio campus fires

Attorney Gordon Johnson — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:17:00 +0000

Date: 3/6/2009 CINCINNATI (AP) — Police say a student at a small Ohio college has been arrested on arson charges after several fires were set on the campus. Police in the Cincinnati suburb of Delhi Township say 18-year-old Jordan Cullen was arrested Friday and charged with two counts of aggravated arson. It was not immediately […]

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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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Australian churchgoers mourn wildfire victims

Attorney Gordon Johnson — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:41:00 +0000

Date: 2/15/2009 By TANALEE SMITHAssociated Press Writer WHITTLESEA, Australia (AP) — Australians mourning the lives lost in horrific wildfires last week sought comfort at churches Sunday even as firefighters continued to battle a dozen blazes still burning in the state. Fire engines raced past the small, 140-year-old Christ Church in Whittlesea while the Archbishop of […]

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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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Suspect charged in deadly Australian fire

Attorney Gordon Johnson — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:38:00 +0000

Date: 2/13/2009 By TANALEE SMITHAssociated Press Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Authorities charged a man Friday with lighting one of the wildfires that killed more than 180 people in Australia, and whisked him into protective custody to guard him from public fury. Police said the suspect was charged with one count of arson causing death […]

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Families settle with utility over Texas wildfire

Attorney Gordon Johnson — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:11:00 +0000

Date: 11/8/2008 By ANGELA K. BROWNAssociated Press Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) _ An attorney says more than 100 families have settled a lawsuit with a utility whose damaged equipment sparked a devastating wildfire. Attorney Bill Altman says the last of five settlements with Oncor was finalized this week. He says the total is “substantially” […]

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Restaurant fire likely started by cigarette

Attorney Gordon Johnson — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:33:00 +0000

Date: 11/1/2008 GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) _ A fire that destroyed the Golden Corral restaurant here Wednesday was likely started by a cigarette or a match that was thrown in the trash, authorities said. Doug Bennyhoff, fire marshal for Great Falls Fire/Rescue, said investigators determined the fire started in an area where employees regularly smoked. […]

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