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Saturday, while many of us continued our Independence Day celebrations, Red Cross volunteers Dana and Gene Bischke of Bismarck were flying to Arizona.

An apartment in the Norma building, located on N. 3rd St. in downtown Bismarck, caught fire Wednesday morning, forcing the evacuation of surrounding businesses.

Many grass fires were reported and local fire departments battled various fires thought out the state.

UPDATE: more counties are considering a burn ban; read abut it here from the Tribune. More than half of North Dakota is in the “extreme” category of the fire danger index - including Morton County, which declared a "burn ban" Friday.  Burleigh and Emmons Counties have also issued burning restrictions.

On Wednesday night, an enormous fire exploded on two oil barges docked on the Mobile River in Alabama, badly injuring three people. After burning for hours, the flames are now out.

The death toll in a horrific nightclub fire in Brazil as risen to 232, according to news sources. This number is updated from the original count of 245 first reported by local news sources. A fire started at the Boate Kiss nightclub around 2 AM in the southern city of Santa Maria...