Refine Search

  •  
  •  
Hostage-taker killed by police; firefighters hurt but alive

...cuts and bruises from explosions officers set off to distract the gunman before moving in, but they will be fine, a fire official said.Minutes before the police announcement on the resolution, a huge blast could be heard a quarter-mile away...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2013-04-10/hostage-taker-killed-police-
Hostage-taker faced personal, financial crises

...initially, Walters said. Once they got his cellphone service turned back on, they were able to speak to him by phone.Fire officials did not believe there was any danger in responding to the initial call that seemed routine and dispatched the usual...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2013-04-11/hostage-taker-faced-personal-financ
Man, grandson escape fire at west Augusta home

...fast."Morgan escaped unharmed, but firefighters on the scene said his grandson was treated for a minor burn. Fire officials were still trying to determine the cause of the blaze Monday evening.Morgan said the interior appeared to be a complete...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2013-03-25/man-grandson-escape-fi
Factory where fire killed 112 made clothes for Wal-Mart, Sears, other

...400 people worked at the factory, about 70 percent of them women. Survivors said exit doors were locked, and a fire official said the death toll would have been much lower if the eight-story building had had an emergency exit.The fire...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2012-11-28/factory-where-fire-killed-
Body found after house fire near Atlanta

...Ga. - Authorities are investigating a house fire that claimed a person's life outside Atlanta.Gwinnett County fire officials say the person -- believed to be an adult male -- was found dead early Monday morning inside the small, single-story...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-12-03/body-found-after-house-fire-n
Bangladesh factory lost fire certification before fatal fire

...certification it needed to operate, a top fire official told The Associated Press.Its...who will do that?" she said.Fire officials did challenge the factory, though...authorities refused to renew it, a fire official told the AP, speaking on condition...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2012-12-07/bangladesh-factory-lost-fi
Augusta fire officials inspect Regency Mall for combustibles

Regency Mall's owners continue to remove combustible materials to avoid code violations.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2013-01-08/augusta-fire-officials-i
4 children die in Conyers house fire

...handle funeral arrangements for the four children who died in the fire at no cost, Parker said.Rockdale County fire officials plan to conduct community outreach in the neighborhood focused on fire safety. Officials weren't yet certain whether...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-01-09/4-children-die-conyers-house-
Atlanta school gas leak sends almost 50 to hospital

...were taken to Brown Middle School for the rest of the day, and were being released to their parents.Meanwhile, fire officials said they were ventilating the school in an attempt to reduce the amount of carbon monoxide.In Baltimore last year...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2012-12-03/atlanta-school-gas-leak-s
Augusta boy, 2, dies from fire injuries

...Richmond County fire investigators are still working to complete their investigation into the fatal blaze. Family and fire officials agree, however, the fire appeared to have started on the kitchen stove where someone had been cooking with hot oil...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-02-17/augusta-boy-2-dies-fire-injur