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TR-004
Schomberg Plaza Fire, New York City (Harlem), March 1987
TR-014
Ramada Inn Air Crash and Fire, Wayne Township, Indiana, October 1987
TR-028
Eight Children and Two Adults Die in Rural House Fire, Remer, Minnesota,
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TR-071
New York City Bank Building Fire: Compartmentation vs. Sprinklers, New
York, January 1993
TR-072
Nine-Fatality Apartment House Fire, Ludington, Michigan, February 1993
TR-105
Old Buckingham Station, Chesterfield, Virginia, May 1995
TR-063
Indianapolis Athletic Club Fire, Indianapolis, Indiana, February 1992
Chester, Pennsylvania, December 1992
TR-087
Two Firefighter Deaths in Auto Parts Store Fire, Chesapeake, Virginia
TR-121
Kona Village Apartments Fire, Bremerton, WA
Multiple
Fatality Home Fires
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Supreme Court Finds Cause of Fire is a Jury Question
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Court Reinstates Arson Charge
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Circuit Allows Claim For Failure to Advise Fire Was Arson
New
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Connecticut Upholds Arson Murder Conviction Allowing Expert
Testimony on Injuries Only Caused to Skin Burned Away
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Reach Ten-Year Peak
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