Envy Apartment

UPDATE: The fire at Tivoli Apartments has been declared as an accidental fire with an undetermined cause, stated by Seminole County public information officer Paula Thompson . The Seminole Building Official determined the fire- damaged apartment building is unsafe to enter. Advertisement “This is primarily due to the thousands of gallons of water utilized during extinguishment of the fire that creates a potential risk for a ceiling collapse that could have hundreds of pounds of weight falling on someone inside the structure,” reads a statement released by Seminole County Fire Department . The building has been handed back over to Tivoli property management . The American Red Cross , University of Central Florida and Tivoli Property Management are working to relocate residents. Seminole County Fire Department fire truck and views the burned apartment building , which was claimed a total loss. Photo by Katrina Poggio." width="300" height="200" class...

Thousands of Quebecers are cleaning up, assessing the damage, and figuring out insurance claims after a devastasting storm swept across the province. Environment Canada said the storm started with hail in the Outaouais region early Tuesday afternoon and caused more damage as it moved east. A tornado struck Lachute , damaging more than 300 homes. Environment Canada has confirmed a microburst with winds blasting more than 100 km/h straight down hit NDG just after 3 p.m., bringing down trees across the entire borough . CDN- NDG borough mayor Russell Copeman said it will be well into September--at the earliest --before everything is sorted out. "It's going to take weeks until we get it completely cleaned up. Our priority is streets, major east-west arteries, and then side streets. After that it will be parks. Most streets we hope will be open by the end of [Wednesday]," said Copeman. "They had to close Sherbooke St . West for a couple hours because of a tree br...

A teenager was unable to save her 5-year-old sister from their burning apartment Tuesday night when roaring flames turned the apartment into an inferno, making it impossible to get to the second-floor where the child was watching television, officials said. East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Dr . "Beau" Clark identified the girl as Treasure Garner, although her family says her last name is Hadley. She died in the fire at the Cedarwood Apartments on Cedarcrest Avenue . The fire started around 7 p.m. and burned for more than three hours, spreading to more than 10 apartments before firefighters could bring it under control. Treasure's 18-year-old sister had earlier helped the child get ready for bed, then turned on a television on the second floor of the apartment for the little girl to watch while the teen went to the first-floor kitchen to prepare dinner, said Brant Thompson, chief deputy of the State Fire Marshal 's Office, according to accounts gathered by the F...