Mar. 16, 2025
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Firefighters responded to a devastating fire that killed five people early Wednesday morning in Minneapolis.
At around 4:30 a.m. local time, area rescue crews arrived to a high-rise apartment building where flames raged on the 14th floor, the Minneapolis Fire Department said viaTwitter.
Four people died in various units on the 14th floor during the fire and one other person died after being found in the hallway and taken to the hospital, Bryan Tyner, the department’s assistant chief of administration, told PEOPLE.
Mar. 16, 2025
Five people have died following a pair of chain-reaction crashes on an Arizona highway on Thursday, officials say.
The firstcrash occurredaround 3:30 a.m., while traffic was backed up due to a commercial truck fire on the eastbound side of Interstate 10 near Riggs Road in Chandler, according to a press release from the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
A semi-truck driver “failed to stop for congested traffic” near Wild Horse Pass Boulevard and rear-ended three other commercial trucks as a result, according to the officials.
Mar. 16, 2025
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Five people are dead and four more injured after a boat collision in Georgia on Saturday morning, according to authorities, who said Sunday they recovered three bodies from the Wilmington River.
Mark McKinnon, public affairs officer for Georgia Department of Natural Resources' Law Enforcement Division, told PEOPLE that Georgia game wardens responded to a boating incident near the Oatland Island Wildlife Center docks where Richardson Creek and the Wilmington River meet in Chatham County.
Mar. 16, 2025
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A two-alarm fire at an apartment building in downtown Las Vegas has left five people dead and 13 injured, officials said.
Las Vegas Fire & Rescue officialsconfirmedthe death and injury tolls on Saturday morning, adding that 23 people were displaced after the fire. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and investigators with the Clark County coroner’s office are now investigating the fire, which officials explained is “standard procedure for any fatal fire.
Mar. 16, 2025
Five people are believed to be dead and two children injured following a mass shooting in Philadelphia.According to authorities a gunman wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire in Southwest Philadelphia on Monday night, reportedNBC News.Police initially said four people were killed, but early Tuesday announced the discovery of a fifth body in the same Kingsessing neighborhood who they believe was also a victim, addedCNN,Kyle Mazza/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesSpeaking at anews conference Monday, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle M.