Trapped residents broke windows for air and stuffed wet towels under doors as smoke rose from a lower-floor apartment where the fire started.
Publication: Tragedies
Snopes→ 13 Dead, Including 7 Children, in Philadelphia House Fire
Officials said that there were four smoke detectors in the building but that none were operating.
Snopes→ Death Toll in Syria Mounts Following Bombing Campaign Near Damascus
The number of those killed by Syrian government planes supported by Russia has climbed to more than 400.
Snopes→ Florida Governor: Ban Gun Sales to Underage and Mentally Ill
The proposal comes as part of a plan to prevent gun violence on the heels of a mass shooting at a south Florida high school that killed seventeen people.
Snopes→ Shelters Open Amid Midwest Flooding as Rivers Keep Rising
Sandbags are holding back floodwaters in parts of Michigan as a storm sweeps across the Midwest and Great Plains, bringing heavy rains, snow and ice.
Snopes→ Conspiracy Theories About Mass and School Shootings, Explained
Why do the same sets of shooting conspiracy theories and tropes appear every time there is a horrific mass shooting — and where do they come from?
Snopes→ Anger Bubbles Over at Funerals for Florida Shooting Victims
At least seventeen people were killed during a rampage from a former student.
Snopes→ Thirteen People Killed in Mexico Helicopter Crash
The military helicopter was carrying officials assessing damage from a strong earthquake when it crash-landed into a group of people on the ground.
Snopes→ Parkland High School Shooting Rumors, Hoaxes, and Conspiracy Theories
A number of unverified claims about the Parkland school shooting spread on social media in its immediate wake.
Snopes→ Did Politicians Tweeting ‘Thoughts and Prayers’ Receive Millions of Dollars from the NRA?
After a mass shooting at a Florida school, comedy writer Bess Kalb made a powerful point about campaign donations with a series of tweets.
Snopes→ Expert: Copter in Grand Canyon Crash More Likely to Explode
Three British tourists died and four others were critically injured in the crash of a helicopter operated by Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters.
Snopes→ Two Killed, More Than 100 Injured in Early Morning Amtrak Crash
It was the third deadly crash involving Amtrak in less than eight weeks.
Snopes→ Train Carrying Republican Lawmakers Collides With Garbage Truck
Injuries and at least one fatality are reported, but no passengers on the West Virginia-bound train were severely hurt.
Snopes→ NASA Honors 7 Killed on Space Shuttle Columbia 15 Years Ago
NASA is honoring the seven astronauts killed aboard shuttle Columbia 15 years ago, with a special musical tribute by the son of Israel's first astronaut.
Snopes→ Mother: School Shooting Took Life of a ‘Perfect Sweet Soul’
Secret Holt said her daughter Bailey was a "perfect sweet soul." She also told KFVS that the "horrific act of violence" is "just unbearable" for her family.
Snopes→ 2 Dead, 19 Injured in Kentucky School Shooting; Suspect Held
A 15-year-old student opened fire with a handgun inside a rural Kentucky high school on 23 January 2018, killing two classmates and injuring 19 people.
Snopes→ FDNY: 32 People Hurt, Some Seriously, in Apartment Fire
The Fire Department of New York said 32 people were taken to hospitals — some with serious injuries — following a fire in a Brooklyn apartment building.
Snopes→ Parents Arrested After Children Found Chained in House
Police initially thought that the 17-year-old who escaped and contacted them was around ten years old because she was so malnourished.
Snopes→ Plane Dangles Off Cliff After Skidding Off Runway in Turkey
A commercial plane that skidded off a runway after landing in northern Turkey dangled precariously off a muddy cliff with its nose only a few feet from the sea.
Snopes→ Multiple People Killed, Hundreds Injured, in South Africa Train Crash
The incident is thought to be due to "human error."
Snopes→ 2017: The Year in Fauxtography
A look back at the year's biggest stories — and the hoax images that followed at their heels.
Snopes→ The Dyatlov Pass Incident
Despite decades of speculation about the strange deaths of nine skiers in Russia's Ural Mountains in 1959, the "Dyatlov Pass incident" remains an unsolved mystery.
Snopes→ Daughter of Man Who Died After Police Chokehold Hospitalized
Family members tell the Daily News that 27-year-old Erica Garner went into cardiac arrest on the night of 24 December 2017.
Snopes→ Police: Texas Baby Found Alive After Mother Fatally Stabbed
The 6-week-old daughter of a woman who was stabbed to death was found alive on 21 December 2017 in a Houston apartment.
Snopes→ Military Investigation Reveals American Soldier Fought to the End
The results dispel a wave of rumors and misinformation about how Sgt. La David T. Johnson died in Niger.
Snopes→ Earthquake Hits Indonesia’s Java Island, Deaths Reported
National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said there were deaths reported but could not immediately provide details.
Snopes→ Flames Engulf San Diego Area in Newest Wildfires
The wind-swept blazes have forced tens of thousands of evacuations and destroyed dozens of homes in Southern California.
Snopes→ Pearl Harbor – Rumors Which Will Live in Infamy
We've compiled a list of fact checks related to the 7 December 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, the event that launched the United States into World War II.
Snopes→ California Wind, and Fire Danger, Hits Unprecedented High
As many as five fires have closed highways, schools and museums, shut down production of TV series and cast a hazardous haze over the region.
Snopes→ Are These Images of Tortured Nigerian Slaves in Libya?
Although gruesome photographs were misrepresented by a Nigerian politician, men from sub-Saharan African countries are being auctioned as slaves in Libya, as witnessed by CNN.
Snopes→ Multiple People Killed in Northern California Mass Shooting
Authorities in Rancho Tehama said the gunman was allegedly involved in "a domestic violence incident" before the attack.
Snopes→ Multiple Victims Shot, Killed at South Texas Church
A man who reportedly walked in during services at Sutherland Springs' First Baptist Church and began shooting was "taken down," authorities say.
Snopes→ As Crews Gain Ground, California Fire Victims Return Home
While the danger from the deadliest, most destructive cluster of blazes in California history was not over, the smoky skies started to clear in some places.
Snopes→ The Latest: Reports: Portugal Fires Death Toll Rises to 31
Portuguese media are reporting that the death toll in the country's spate of deadly wildfires has risen to 31, with several others missing.
Snopes→ Woman Loses Home in California Wildfires After Surviving Vegas Massacre
Michella Flores was at the Las Vegas concert during the mass shooting; the next week, she and her parents lost their California home to wildfires.
Snopes→ Security Guard, 21, Killed at Vegas Concert Mourned as Hero
Erick Silva was working as a security guard when he was killed during a mass shooting at an outdoor concert in Las Vegas on 1 October 2017.
Snopes→ People Start Collecting Items Lost During Vegas Shooting
On 9 October 2017 survivors, friends, and relatives gathered at the Las Vegas Convention Center to collect items left behind during a post-shooting panic.
Snopes→ Radio Host Delilah Taking Break After Son’s Suicide
Radio host Delilah said she is taking a break from her nationally syndicated program to grieve after her son took his own life on 3 October 2017.
Snopes→ Is CNN Lying About Relief Efforts Reaching Puerto Rico?
A vague yet viral Facebook post accused the network of spreading misinformation.
Snopes→ Stampede on Crowded Indian Pedestrian Bridge Leaves 22 Dead
A stampede broke out on a crowded pedestrian bridge connecting railway stations in Mumbai during a morning rush, killing at least 22 people and injuring 32.