Police Investigate Fires at Calif. Wal-Mart Store
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Police are investigating two small  fires at a southern California branch of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  that led to 500 people being evacuated from the smoke-filled  store on Wednesday.
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Police were reviewing video camera footage to find out who discharged pepper spray inside an elevator at Toys R Us' crowded flagship store, sending at least three people to the hospital, authorities said.
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Florida officials are worried that high winds and holiday barbeques could spark a large scale brush fire.  Firefighters in Palm Bay and Melbourne have tackled at least five small blazes between them during the past two days, Florida Today said Thursday.
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Police investigate a fire which broke out near to the scene of a fatal shooting in Glasgow.
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Arson investigations were under way in four California counties on Friday, as firefighters gradually gained control of wildfires that have burned nearly half a million acres this week.
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About 3,000 shoppers were evacuated from a Toys &quot;R&quot; Us store in Times Square yesterday after pepper spray was set off inside, fire officials said.
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Istanbul, Turkey - Turkish investigators on Wednesday were questioning two cinema employees about a fire that ripped through an Istanbul movie theatre during a gala premiere and injured some 200 people, officials said.
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Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said yesterday he will ask other states to join him in investigating allegations that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. broke child labor laws, calling a recent related settlement between the company and the Labor Department "a sweetheart deal."
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  sent an open letter to California residents on Thursday, hoping it will help the world's largest retailer  overcome resistance to its plans for expansion in that state.
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By Sally Connell, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Feb. 4--In the short term, the San Luis Obispo Fire Department is hoping for new equipment to fight wildfires.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. confirmed Wednesday that it dumped several executives but would not detail why they were fired. The terminations occurred over the past several days, spokeswoman Mona Williams said.
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Investigators probing arsons at a suburban Washington housing development said Wednesday they have several possible suspects and may make arrests soon.
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Police were reviewing video camera footage to find out who discharged pepper spray inside an elevator at Toys R Us&#39; crowded flagship store, sending at least three people to the hospital, authorities said.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, and its chief executive, Lee Scott, went on the offensive Thursday against critics of its employment policies and the impact its stores have on communities where they are located.
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Investigators try to find the cause of a hotel fire that forced the evacuation of hundreds of people.
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An investigation was under way yesterday into the cause of a large fire at a chemical factory.   The blaze broke out on Monday when an explosion was reported at Aztec Chemicals in Crewe, Cheshire.
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Shoppers wait their turn in frigid wind-chill temperatures to enter Wal-Mart in Hamburg, NY, Friday, Nov. 26, 2004. Bargain shoppers woke up before dawn to head for the nation&#39;s malls and stores Friday, the