Mobile investigators probed a Saturday house fire and two vehicle fires at a Schillinger Road dealership, both believed to have been intentionally set.
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Car Crash Near Old Shell Road Knocks Out Power to 700 in West Mobile
A car crash near Old Shell Road and Foreman Road cut electricity to about 700 Alabama Power customers in west Mobile for roughly an hour Friday morning.
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Mobile Health Officials Rule Out Ebola After Woman Hospitalized With Symptoms
A woman taken to USA Medical Center with Ebola-like symptoms was cleared after evaluation by Mobile health officials.
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Mobile Weighs $240,000 in Repairs to Keep Aging Fire Stations in Service
Mobile officials moved to confront a backlog of repairs at aging Fire-Rescue buildings, with the City Council set to weigh roughly $240,000 in projects ranging from new shower tiles to sprinkler and security upgrades.
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Mobile Police Open Homicide Case After Woman Found Stabbed in Burning Navco Road Apartment
An early-morning fire at Mobile’s Chaumont Apartments on Navco Road became a homicide case in July 2014 after crews found a woman who had been stabbed inside the burning building.
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Fire Tears Through Balcony at Maison DeVille Apartments in Mobile
Mobile Fire-Rescue responded to a balcony fire at Maison DeVille Apartments that spread through a second-floor unit, forcing an evacuation.
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Fourth of July Fireworks Rules Vary Across Coastal Alabama
Fire officials across Mobile and Baldwin counties are reminding residents that fireworks rules differ sharply from city to city ahead of the Fourth.
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Pastor’s Early Arrival Credited With Sparing Mobile’s Community of Christ Church From Total Loss
A Community of Christ Church fire on Azalea Road in Mobile was caught early by the pastor, who found flames in a copy room and called 911 before the blaze could consume the building.
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The House That Burns on Purpose: How Donated Homes Became Mobile’s Fire Academy
Not every house fire in Mobile is an accident. Some are set by firefighters, with the owner watching and a tax deduction waiting. The department is also quietly planning for a Prichard collapse.