Seventy-five years ago this month, Cape Girardeau lost its "true community center." On the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 17, 1948, fire destroyed the 21-year-old Houck Field House on the State College campus. Not only was the field house the home of the Indians' basketball games, it also housed hoop competition for Cape Girardeau Central High School, College High School and the Sunday School League.
- PUB DATE: 2/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Southeast Missourian

VIDEO: Five months after 100 people lost their lives in the Station nightclub fire, Rhode Island lawmakers passed the most sweeping changes to its fire code in state history. And despite some early calls to ease the requirements of the new code by businesses who felt the rules were overly burdensome, the law has remained largely intact.
- PUB DATE: 2/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPRI-TV CBS 12 Providence

Firefighters in Lakewood are working to determine the cause of a fatal apartment fire Tuesday. West Pierce Fire & Rescue said crews responded to reports of an apartment fire at the Maple Court Apartments in the 4800 block of 122nd St SW around 10 p.m. The fire was contained to one unit. Firefighters said a woman in her 30s was inside the apartment but she died of her injuries on the way to the hospital.
- PUB DATE: 2/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

The Pasco Fire Department is pointing to a household appliance as the cause of a house fire this morning. Just after 8 AM, fire units responded to the Flamingo Trailer Park just off A Street for reports of a structure fire. Fire Officials say one person was transported with injuries to an area hospital, there is no word yet on their condition.
- PUB DATE: 2/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS/CW+ 29 Yakima

PHOTOS: A home north of Orondo is a total loss from a three-alarm fire that started about 4:30pm Sunday. The fire crews which first arrived on the scene at the Columbia River off of U.S. Hwy. 97 say they found a wind driven fire burning in arborvitaes up a steep hillside directly into a large home.
- PUB DATE: 2/20/2023 12:50:00 PM - SOURCE: KONA-AM 610 Kennewick-Richland-Pasco