Damages from two destructive Northern California wildfires that killed six and sent thousands fleeing their homes topped $1 billion in insured losses, according to a preliminary estimate by the state’s insurance department. The two fires started days apart in September, burning more than 200 square miles of remote, mountainous territory north and northeast of San Francisco.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: modesto bee

It's been one week since an apartment fire in Tacoma took the life of a grandmother and sent her 5-year-old grandson to the hospital. On Monday, the boy's mother gave an update on his condition and the road to recovery that still lies ahead. Connie Roberson thanked the public for their support and prayers over the last seven days.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: king5

It's been one week since an apartment fire in Tacoma took the life of a grandmother and sent her 5-year-old grandson to the hospital. On Monday, the boy's mother gave an update on his condition and the road to recovery that still lies ahead. Connie Roberson thanked the public for their support and prayers over the last seven days.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: king5

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A fire and explosion injured one man at auto repair shop in Kent at about 10:40 a.m. Monday in the 15300 block of Southeast 272nd Street, also known as Kent Kangley Road. Paramedics transported the shop employee to a local hospital with undisclosed injuries, according to the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority.
- PUB DATE: 1/25/2016 3:29:57 PM - SOURCE: Kent Reporter