Our opinion: Take fire safety seriously
It has been nearly a year since the worst fire in modern Mississippi history, and with another season of chilly weather bearing down on us, we’re hoping lessons have been learned.
Officials: Fire at Starkville complex started in attic; no foul play suspected
Fire investigators are still trying to determine what caused a Sunday morning fire in the Campus Trails apartment complex that damaged two buildings and displaced 70 residents.
Fire tears through yet another Starkville apartment complex; no one believed injured
Fire struck another large Starkville apartment complex Sunday morning, destroying two buildings. No one was believed killed or injured in the blaze, officials said.
Woman tries to extinguish fire, suffers smoke inhalation
A Starkville woman was treated for minor smoke inhalation this weekend after fire broke out in her home on Highway 25 South and she tried to extinguish the blaze herself.
Academy Crossing fire ruled accidental, but still no cause
STARKVILLE — The Starkville Fire Department Friday ruled the blaze that killed nine people Dec. 28 at Academy Crossing Apartments was accidental, though investigators still have not determined a cause.