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He's been charged with first-degree arson, 20 counts of reckless endangerment and one count of malicious burning.

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It had all the components of a real improvised explosive device, minus the explosives in this particular case.

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That person was killed, it looks, upon impact. But also that vehicle was struck by several other vehicles, causing additional damage.

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Conditions are very favorable for brush fires. It's dry, windy and there's low humidity.

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She was not even unconscious.

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Certainly the weather was not in our favor. It took 30-40 minutes for 100 firefighters to bring the fire under control and it was very challenging because of the wind.

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Debris was flying everywhere. It was raining down on 270, and cars were swerving to avoid it.

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We believe the fire burned for a while, even before we were called. But, nonetheless when we arrived on the scene, we were made aware that people were still in the building. Firefighters were able to rescue one person from a third-floor apartment and assisted several others.

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 Fire

They're actually going to relieve some of the New Orleans firefighters who have been on duty since the storm hit.

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 Duty

College students typically don't think anything is going to happen to them. That is why it is important to expect the unexpected.

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