May 23, 2013

Bride and Friends Die in Bachelorette Limo Fire (Video)

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The wedding day is coming and you’re excited to party with your girls for the last time as a single woman. The limo pulls up, you pile in with excitement and no one would believe that this would be the last party of your life. A horrific blaze that started in the trunk of Neriza Fojas’ [...]




Texas Home Daycare Owner Found Guilty in Fire Death of Toddler

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*It is so much harder to find qualified, caring daycare professionals to keep your children these days. The most horrific accidents and murders have occurred at the hands of those entrusted to provide a safe environment for children. Jessica Tata, 24, of Houston, Texas, was running her own home daycare when she decided to go [...]




72-Year Old Bronx Man Jumps From Third Floor Window During Fire (Video)

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*In most cases, we have no clue of what we would do when faced with an emergency. That’s why we are eager to call someone a hero when they rise to the occasion. But one man was his own hero when he jumped up and saved his own life. Ronnie Poe, 72, of the Bronx, [...]




Tyler Perry Studios Fire No. 2 Caused by Careless Smoking

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*Somebody isn’t doing his job at the Tyler Perry studios. They’re just not thinking. Or caring As we reported on Monday, another fire broke out on Monday morning on the roof of a building undergoing repairs. Authorities say careless smoking caused the blaze, which took firefighters an hour to get under control. No criminal charges [...]




Another Fire Strikes Tyler Perry’s Atlanta Studio

A fire broke out on the roof of Tyler Perry studios in southwest Atlanta on Monday (WSBs news chopper 2).

*Firefighters are said to be battling a blaze at filmmaker Tyler Perry’s Atlanta studios, the second fire in the past four months at the complex. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Video from WSB-TV showed about two-dozen firefighters on the roof of a building at the complex, according to The Hollywood Reporter. There were no reports [...]




Rihanna Forced to Evacuate London Hotel after Fire

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*Rihanna was among 300 people evacuated from a hotel in London after an early-morning fire in an elevator shaft, the London Fire Brigade said today. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Of course Riri tweeted the news right after it happened, posting the below pic of a fire engine along with the caption, “Roamin da streets [...]




Oprah Tweets About Fire at Tyler Perry’s Studios

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*Oprah Winfrey is using Twitter to praising her friend Tyler Perry for keeping his cool after a major fire broke out at his Atlanta, Georgia film studio on Tuesday night. As previously reported, more than 100 firefighters were called to tackle the blaze at the huge complex, which includes a back lot, a 400-seat theatre, [...]




Cory Booker Helps Rescue Woman from Burning Home

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*Newark Mayor Cory Booker was hospitalized briefly Thursday evening for second degree burns and smoke inhalation after helping to rescue his neighbors from their burning home. According to The Associated Press, Booker had just returned from a TV interview when he discovered that the house next door was on fire. The mayor immediately rushed over [...]




Video: Fire Forces Early End to Rihanna Concert in Dallas

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*A fire broke out at a Rihanna concert in Dallas on Friday night, forcing the event to end early. A video posted on YouTube shows a fire burning at the top of the stage at the American Airlines Center, with some sparks falling toward the floor. Some people begin to stream out. The R&B and [...]




Man who set Fire to Black Church to Protest Obama Win Convicted

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*A white man was convicted on Thursday of setting fire to a mostly black church in November 2008 to protest Barack Obama’s election as the nation’s first black president. The arson fire on November 5, 2008, just hours after election results were announced, destroyed the almost-completed Macedonia Church of God in Christ in Springfield, Massachusetts, [...]




Jackson Fam Not Pleased with ‘Pepsi Moment’ Quip on ‘Idol’

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*TMZ claims a rep for the Jackson family is upset over an off-the-cuff remark made Wednesday on “American Idol” referencing the Pepsi commercial shoot in which Michael Jackson’s hair caught on fire. During the show, contestant James Durbin told Ryan Seacrest after his performance featuring a flaming piano, “I have a lot of hairspray in [...]




Chicago Car Salesman Fired for Wearing Green Bay Packers Tie

John Stone fired from Illinois car dealership for wearing Green Bay Packer tie

*Did you see the game NFC championship game where the Green Bay Packers whooped up on the Chicago Bears? Well, it’s obvious that the haters at Webb Chevrolet in Oak Lawn, Il., saw it and they were not exactly showing good sportsmanship afterwards. The next day when one of the guys showed up in a Green Bay Packers tie, the [...]




Buffalo Loses ‘Largest African American Funeral Home’

United Memorial & Moss Funeral Home on fire Saturday, January 1, 2011.

*The city of Buffalo, Ny., was hit by a devastating fire to one of its most prominent businesses. A wind-induced fire blew through what the proprietors call the “largest African American funeral home in Buffalo.” The fire nearly took the lives of two firefighters after more than a few trucks were called to the blaze. (more…)




Diddy to Cover Cost of Model’s Burned Hair Repair

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*Sean “Diddy” Combs has agreed to pay for the hair care of a model after she came too close to a candle at a pre-Christmas party he hosted earlier this month. Miyoki Jones’s hair went up in flames at the gathering, which doubled as Diddy’s album release party for “Last Train to Paris.” As previously [...]




Tyler Perry to Rebuild Atlanta Woman’s Burned House

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*Entertainment mogul Tyler Perry is bringing a Christmas miracle to an Atlanta area grandmother who recently lost her home in a fire. Rosa Lee Ransby and her 4-year-old great-granddaughter escaped a fire Tuesday in her Coweta County, Ga., home, according to the AP. Firefighters began soliciting donations soon after for the 88-year-old woman. Perry, whose [...]