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Mass. Woman ID'd After Fatal Easter Weekend House Fire, Officials Say Mass. Woman ID'd After Fatal Easter Weekend House Fire, Officials Say
Mass. Woman ID'd After Fatal Easter Weekend House Fire, Officials Say A woman in her 40s was killed in a house fire in Massachusetts early Saturday, April 4, according to fire officials. The fire broke out on Glendale Avenue in Brockton shortly after midnight, authorities said. When firefighters arrived, there was a heavy fire on the second floor of the home, Brockton Fire Chief Brian Nardelli said in an interview with CBS News. Crews entered the residence and found the room where the woman was located fully engulfed in flames, Nardelli said. After extinguishing the fire, firefighters discovered her remains inside. The victim has been identified as Jacque…

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by Ethan Cotler
Business
50K Smoke Detectors Recalled For Life-Threatening Problem: See If Yours Is Affected 50K Smoke Detectors Recalled For Life-Threatening Problem: See If Yours Is Affected
50K Smoke Detectors Recalled For Life-Threatening Problem: See If Yours Is Affected About 50,000 smoke and carbon monoxide detectors have been recalled because they could fail to alert people to fires or carbon monoxide leaks. The recall was issued for Apollo America's 51000-600 combination smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday, June 5, 2025. The recall affects white detectors with "replace by" dates ranging from June to October 2034 printed on the front. The back of the device displays the "Apollo" brand and model number 51000-600. Officials said the detectors can malfunction and fail to sound an alarm…

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by Chris Spiker
News
Fatal Fire: Couple Charged In Airbnb Blaze That Killed Mass Teacher, Baby, Cops Say Fatal Fire: Couple Charged In Airbnb Blaze That Killed Mass Teacher, Baby, Cops Say
Fatal Fire: Couple Charged In Airbnb Blaze That Killed Mass Teacher, Baby, Cops Say A Westchester County couple has been formally indicted on manslaughter charges in connection with a devastating Airbnb house fire that killed a Massachusetts mother and her 1-year-old daughter in Dutchess County, authorities announced.  Hastings-on-Hudson residents Meredith Darcy, 55, and Dennis Darcy, 57, were charged with two counts of second-degree manslaughter each after a Dutchess County Grand Jury determined that their failure to provide working smoke detectors in the short-term rental home led to the deaths of Shannon K. Hubbard, 35, and her infant daughter, the Dutchess County D…

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by Ben Crnic