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Unsung Heroes Praised in NYC Plane Crash Pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger has garnered most of the headlines for safely piloting a crippled jet onto the Hudson River in New York City this past week, but investigators and aviation workers say there is an unsung group that also deserves praise: the three flight attendants on board. Read more
DA: Arson Suspect Set 46 California Fires A man charged with setting an arson wildfire that killed five U.S. Forest Service firefighters in 2006 started nearly two dozen additional blazes for which he hasn't been charged, the district attorney alleges in court papers. But did he do it? Read more

Domestic Dispute Fire Destroys Apartments Milwaukee police are searching for a 22-year-old man who they believe sparked a three-alarm blaze in an apartment building by setting a towel on fire during a domestic argument. Three firefighters suffered injuries - including a sprained knee, a sprained shoulder and a cut to the face - while battling the fire. Read more

Chinese cop gets prison in fatal club fire
SHENZHEN, China (UPI) -- A Chinese police officer was sent to prison for 11 years Tuesday for taking bribes to ignore illegal activities in a nightclub where 44 people died in a fire. The "King of the Dancers" nightclub burned Sept. 20, about a year after it opened in the southern town of Shenzhen. The club did not have a license and had not received a permit from fire inspectors. The Peoples Court convicted Chen Xuming, vice director with the Public Security Bureau of the Longgang District of Shenzhen, Xinhua reported. The court found that Chen took 60,000 yuan ($8,773) from the club, allowing prostitution and drug-dealing and abuse to go on. The fire occurred as 300 people in the club watched a performance involving fireworks, which ignited the ceiling.