The complaints of the author, Battalion Chief Kenneth Cook, reached Mayor Karen Bass’ office in mid-November, after the LAFD had publicly released the report.

HOLYOKE — Firefighters say working smoke detectors made the difference between life and death in two recent Holyoke apartment fires that left about 70 people homeless. Both fires broke out in older buildings where flames can spread quickly, making alarms critical for survival, said Capt. David Rex of the Holyoke Fire Department.

Montgomery authorities are investigating an early morning apartment fire that killed an 8-year-old boy and critically injured two other people.

GRIFFIN, Ga. - A fast-moving fire tore through a Griffin neighborhood Saturday, heavily damaging three homes and scorching a fourth before firefighters could bring it under control, according to fire officials. The blaze began at a house in the 100 block of Pecan Drive in Griffin.