The Associated PressCOLEVILLE, Calif. — A woman killed in a propane gas explosion outside a remote Northern California training base was the 31-year-old wife of a U.S. Marine, and a mother of two from Hudson, Iowa, military officials said late Saturday.The woman, Lori Hardin, was the wife of Gunnery Sgt. Greg G. Hardin of Tuolumne, Calif., a public works planner for the Marines, according to a …
The Associated PressCANONSBURG, Pa. — An official says a fire at a candy factory in southwestern Pennsylvania destroyed nearly 20,000 pounds of chocolate.The blaze broke out early Friday morning at a second-floor packaging area at Sarris Candies in Canonsburg in Washington County.Plant manager Dennis Sroka tells The (Washington) Observer-Reporter (http://bit.ly/Axc2wa) that a health inspection …
The Associated PressVANCOUVER, Wash. — Fire investigators say a dog inadvertently turned on a stove and started a fire that destroyed a house in Vancouver, Wash., early Saturday.Capt. David James told the Columbian newspaper reports (http://bit.ly/xanMJ2) that investigators believe the dog jumped up looking for food on the stove and turned the stove on, causing items on the stove to catch fire.Firefighters …