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10 dead as 100 cars pile up on highway
At least 10 people died and 19 were injured Monday in a series of rear-end collisions, involving at least 100 vehicles, on a highway in east China’s Jiangxi Province. Read the rest of the article
Firefighters and medical staff rescue the victims of a severe pile-up crash believed to have been caused by low visibility in the heavy fog and slippery road surfaces in Jiangxi province on December 28, 2009. (Xinhua)
Fires destroy 20 homes near Chile’s port of Valparaiso
The forest fires have burned some 2,000 hectares of wood and brush in the hills near the port of Valparaiso.
At the weekend, hundreds of residents had to leave as the fires neared their homes.
Officials suspect arson and say a 12-year-old boy could be responsible for at least one of the fires. Continue reading
9 Suspicious Fires in Massachusetts Leave 2 Dead, Officials Say
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — Authorities investigating nine “suspicious” fires in a western Massachusetts town that left two people dead are treating them as crimes.
Federal, state and local fire and police investigators are trying to determine what caused the fires, which local District Attorney Elizabeth D. Scheibel says are suspicious.
Scheibel says the fires broke out across Northampton, Mass., between 2 a.m. and 3:15 a.m. Sunday. She says five fires were in buildings and others in cars.
The two victims were found on the first floor of a house that was engulfed in fire. Police have not identified them. Continue reading
