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Baby girl killed in high-speed fiery crash on Sprain Brook Parkway in Yonkers, New York

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Monday, November 25, 2013

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A baby girl was killed in a fiery crash on a Westchester highway Tuesday morning when the vehicle she was in, driven by her father, slammed into a tree, police say. The 24-year-old father appeared to be speeding alongside another car on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Yonkers when he veered from the right lane across two lanes of traffic, went up an embankment and struck the tree shortly before 11:30 a.m., just south of the Jackson Avenue exit, Yonkers and state police said.

1 person killed in fiery crash on Southwest Barbur Boulevard in Portland, Oregon

Date:

Sunday, November 24, 2013

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Portland, OR

A woman was killed in a head-on crash in Southwest Portland Monday, police said. The crash occurred just before 3 p.m. at the intersection of Southwest Barbur Boulevard and Southwest Miles Street. Witnesses said the car caught fire after it collided head-on with a Portland Water Bureau truck. A Good Samaritan tried to pull the crash victim out of her burning car, but could not save her, authorities said. Police said the victim died at the scene, but they have not yet released her name. Firefighters were able to douse the flames as they spread along the nearby hillside.

Empire man, 57, dies in fiery Interstate 70 wreck near Rifle, Colorado

Date:

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

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Denver, CO

A 57-year-old man from Empire died early Tuesday morning when his truck rolled on the shoulder of Interstate 70 and burst into flames, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The accident occurred just before 1 a.m. at mile marker 86, which is about 30 miles west of Glenwood Springs and five miles west of Rifle. The truck appears to have swerved for an unknown reason, driven off the right side of the highway, rolled and burst into flames according to the CSP. Both the vehicle and driver, who was ejected from the truck during the accident, were burned in the fire.

How to prevent Christmas tree fires in the home

Even though most of the news is about holiday cheer (and sales) now and then we see stories about families coming home to a burned up house. The holiday season is not without its perils, and a dry tree and faulty strings of Christmas lights, plus luminaria and Menorrah candles can all present added dangers. Here's a story about preventing house fires during the holiday season.