NEWNAN — A woman and four young children died early Saturday as a fire engulfed a home in west Georgia, and authorities said only an 11-year-old girl who was woken by her mother escaped. Firefighters were alerted at 1:17 a.m. Saturday to the blaze at the single-story home in Newnan. Georgia state Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens ruled that the fire was accidental and appeared to have originated in an electrical panel in the home’s den area. (AP)
More prisoners join hunger strike
SAN JUAN — A hunger strike among prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay base in Cuba keeps growing, with 100 of 166 prisoners joining the strike, Lieutenant Colonel Samuel House said Saturday. He said 19 are receiving liquid nutrients through a nasal tube to prevent dangerous weight loss. Prisoners began the strike in February to protest conditions and indefinite confinement. (AP)
9/11 landing gear site under guard
NEW YORK — Police said the alley near the World Trade Center where landing gear believed to be from a Sept. 11 hijacked plane was found remains a crime scene until medical examiners finish looking for human remains. On Saturday, police were guarding the alley, which was secured as a crime scene two blocks from the trade center site. Police said it will be protected until the search is completed. Workers this week discovered a rusted piece of landing gear wedged between a luxury apartment building and a mosque . (AP)
