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Roconda Singleton, 46, removed all seven smoke detectors from the house and poured lighter fluid before setting the fire on Saturday morning, according to Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom.

More than 60 firefighters, police and emergency services responded to the multiple-alarm fire at the Pier Towers ... they were met with "extreme heat, extreme smoke, extreme flame," Hamilton ...

NORWALK — A family of five was able to escape a pre-dawn house fire thanks to working smoke detectors, a fire official said Tuesday. The alarms alerted the adult and four children under age 6 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – With her children locked inside bedrooms, a mother allegedly removed all smoke detectors from her home and doused the two-story structure with lighter fluid. She then ...

Phones have replaced many things: computers, calculators, cameras and maps. But returning to an old-fashioned alarm clock instead of your phone might help you get up and go in the morning.

Seminole County fire crews and Red Cross workers gathered Saturday to install new smoke detectors for free in all the area's homes. Organizers said they planned to visit about 300 homes.

After the incident, the school district increased the system’s sensitivity, but that change doubled the rate of false alarms, where the system incorrectly alerted security staff about weapons ...

Waking up to the same alarm every morning can get monotonous, but the iPhone makes it easy to switch things up. Whether you prefer a gentle tone to ease you into the day or an energetic sound to ...