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Fire officials are still investigating a cause for a fire that displaced numerous residents in an apartment complex early Thursday morning . No one was seriously injured in the 1 a.m. blaze that sparked in a second-floor unit in the 600 block of N. Virginia Road, fire officials said. However, several people were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation and released. Officials said a phoned 9-1-1 saying she was trapped in her apartment by flames and smoke. She was later rescued by members of the fire department , officials said. In addition, Crystal Lake Police officers initiated evacuation of the building and helped rescue people on second and third floor balconies prior to the arrival by the fire department . Firefighters said heavy smoke was showing on the second and third floors of the building upon their arrival, and that people were trapped in their apartments and on their balconies on the second and third floors. Firefig...

Image Gallery 3 PHOTOS Photo Credit: Marisela Lopez  CHARLOTTE, NC (FOX 46) - Firefighters battled a 2- alarm apartment fire Thursday morning in east Charlotte that displaced 25 people. The fire started around 6:44 a.m. Thursday, March 9, at Summit Ridge Apartments on Farm Pond Lane near Albemarle Road. Smoke and flames were showing.  Crews on scene tell FOX 46 Charlotte 12 units were evacuated. No injures have been reported.  NOW: Crews reporting zero injuries. 12 units evacuated in apt. fire. @FOX46News #fox46 #breaking pic.twitter.com/UxLCCJc3Lr — Felicia Lawrence (@FeliciaFOX46) March 9, 2017 It took firefighters about 33 minutes to extinguish the flames.  About 50 crew members responded to the scene early Thursday morning . The Charlotte Fire Department says the fired was caused by improperly discarded smoking materials . The department also issued citations to the property management group at Summit Ridge Apartments after this morning’s fire.  The citations were for; no...

WALTHAM — The massive fire that destroyed a big apartment complex under construction in Waltham in July was caused by arson, investigators said Thursday, with damages estimated at $110 million. Initially, fire officials had said they did not believe the 10-alarm fire was suspicious. But once they began investigating the charred remains in detail, they began to rethink the cause, Fire Chief Paul Ciccone said. Advertisement “We systematically eliminated all possible causes,” said the state’s fire marshal, Peter J. Ostroskey. “That led us to this point.” The blaze began in the early morning on Sunday, July 23, and demolished the five-building complex on Cooper Street near the Charles River. The 264 units were scheduled to open next year. Get Fast Forward in your inbox: Forget yesterday's news. Get what you need today in this early-morning email. Citing the ongoing investigation, neither Ciccone nor Ostroskey would shed any light on a specific cause or potential motive for settin...

A member of the Chautauqua County Forensic Investigation Team at the scene Saturday of a “suspicious death” on East Sixth Street in Jamestown." /> Photo by Eric Tichy A member of the Chautauqua County Forensic Investigation Team at the scene Saturday of a “suspicious death” on East Sixth Street in Jamestown. JAMESTOWN — A Jamestown resident was charged with second-degree murder after a man was found dead in the parking lot of an apartment complex early Saturday in the city. Police charged 51-year-old Brian M. Korzeniewski just hours after the prone body of Michael A. Bull was discovered between two parked sedans in the 500 block of East Sixth Street . Officers were first notified of a suspicious situation around 4:45 a.m. and quickly cordoned off the area. Bull, whose age and address were not released, was found to have died as the result of blunt-force trauma, Jamestown police said in a statement. Members of the Chautauqua County Forensic Investigation Team were...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Police are investigating a shooting that occurred early Thursday morning in Newport News. Shortly after 2 a.m., dispatchers received a call about gunshots being heard on Giovanni Court in Aqueduct. A few minutes later,  Newport News Communications received a call from a local hospital in reference to a gunshot victim. Police say that a 56-year-old Newport News man was sitting in his vehicle in the Aqueduct Apartment complex when an unknown black male approached . The victim reported that the suspect attempted to rob him and a verbal altercation occurred .  Police say the suspect then pulled out a firearm and shot the victim. The victim was able to drive to a nearby hospital where police were called. The victim was then transferred to another nearby hospital  for treatment of his gunshot wounds to his elbow and buttocks area. Police say that the victims status is unknown at this time.   Newport News Police say the only suspect information provided was a black ...

PARK RIDGE — Police are investigating the killing of a Park Ridge woman found dead inside her Florida apartment on Tuesday. The body of Nicole Franco, 19, was found early Tuesday morning in her Oakland Park apartment , the Broward County Sheriff ’s Office said on Thursday. Franco had called 911 at 3:29 a.m. to report that someone was breaking into her home, but only gave dispatchers the apartment complex's address, not her apartment number, investigators said. Officers went door-to-door at Bridgewater Place, looking for signs of a break-in. They found an open sliding glass door to a first-floor apartment, and found Franco's body inside, investigators said. Authorities have not yet released information on how Franco was killed, but said her death is being investigated as a homicide. The day after her death, just two miles away, the body of another teen was found in the yard of an Oakland Park home , NBC reported. Franco reportedly knew the victim, 17-year-old Amaya Cruz, bu...