4 people, 3 dogs dead after home set on fire, Florida sheriff say
Police said that Shawn Gossett, 25, started the fire "with the intent to burn the house down."
Watch CBS News
Police said that Shawn Gossett, 25, started the fire "with the intent to burn the house down."
Back in March, two officers and a good Samaritan risked their lives to rescue a couple who were trapped in a burning home in Cape Coral, Florida.
One adult and two children were rescued from the fire along Guy Street in Jeannette.
Family says the man was not home the first time a fire broke out.
Six members of the same family are believed to be dead following a shooting and fire at a home in suburban Philadelphia Wednesday. Two officers were wounded in the shooting but survived. Kerri Corrado has the latest.
Both officers shot in East Lansdowne are expected to survive, and six members of the Le family are unaccounted for, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said.
The Arlington County Police Department said a suspect didn't respond, staying barricaded inside his home, while officials tried to serve a warrant there Monday just before the house blew up. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga reports from the scene of the explosion in the Washington, D.C. suburb.
Firefighters responded to find a mobile home engulfed in flames with five people dead inside. The cause is under investigation.
Commissioner Laura Kavanagh issued strong words for retailers who continue to sell uncertified batteries, and food delivery companies whose workers use scooters and e-bikes.
Over 130 firefighters, EMTs and paramedics responded. All three floors of the brownstone were completely charred.
Caterina Scorsone disclosed that four pets died in the blaze.
Half of fatal house fires involve alcohol or drugs, according to New Zealand's fire service.
After becoming trapped, one firefighter jumped off a second-floor balcony into the driveway, officials said.
The blaze started around 11 p.m. and took 90 minutes to subdue, according to officials.
The 40-year-old mother was able to escape the fire but ran back when she realized her daughter was still inside the house.
This passerby took a wrong turn one night and ended up saving four people from a burning house in Iowa because of it. Three of them were children.
The children, who ranged in age from 1 to 13, were the victims, Broken Arrow Police Chief Brandon Berryhill said.
A criminal investigation is underway after a house fire in Neskopeck, Pennsylvania, killed 10 people, including three children.