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Fire at historic Newton mansion likely caused by oily rags, officials say
Oily rags combusting into flames may have been the cause of a fire that broke out at a historic Newton mansion on Wednesday, according to officials. The mansion was under construction at the time ...
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Residents Evacuate as Fire Breaks Out in Mountain View Apartment Complex
A fire broke out in a Mountain View apartment complex due to spontaneously combusted rags. No injuries were reported as ...
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'Spontaneous combustion' of rags caused yacht fire
Incorrectly stored oily rags caused a "spontaneous combustion" leading to a fire on a yacht in December, the Ports of Jersey (PoJ) has said. Crew onboard the private boat had used oil and white ...
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Oily rag ‘bursting into flames’ cause of fire in former Whanganui fish and chip shop
Photo / Eva de Jong The cause of a fire in a former Whanganui fish and chip shop was an oily rag seen on CCTV footage bursting into flames. The fire at the property near the corner of Rangitikei ...
A man was charged with arson in Georgetown County. Officers found a rag and a bottle of kerosene.
Windell McDaniel, a Hemingway resident, was arrested after officials say he purposefully started fires with Molotov cocktails ...
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Cause of $1.1 million warehouse-office fire off Highway 126 traced to improper disposal of oily rags
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fire traced to improper disposal of oily rags destroyed a large warehouse and office building off Highway 126 in the Dry Canyon between Redmond and Sisters Wednesday ...
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A man was charged with arson in Georgetown County. Officers found a rag and a bottle of kerosene.
After responding to a call for a woods fire, an officer with the forestry commission ... The bottle contained what appeared to be kerosene and a rag that also smelled of kerosene.