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France-Brazil crash: Faulty data misled pilot

July 5, 2012 7:23 AM

LE BOURGET, France (AP) - The father of a victim of Air France's deadliest plane crash says the pilot nosed upward instead of downward during a stall because of false data about the aircraft's position from sensors. Robert Soulas was briefed by French air accident investigators Thursday about their final... more »
Faulty vehicle wiring starts house fire

April 6, 2012 10:41 AM

BAKER, La. (AP) - A Baker Fire Department spokesman says faulty vehicle wiring started a blaze that destroyed a house and two nearby vehicles. Department spokesman Howard Ward tells The Advocate investigators found that the fire started in one vehicle's engine compartment, spreading first to the other vehicle and then... more »
Officials Investigating Faulty Fire Extinguishers in Carencro Fire

November 29, 2010 7:31 PM

The Lafayette Fire Department is investigating possible faulty fire extinguishers after eight town homes in Carencro were destroyed on Thanksgiving day. Residents said the fire started in a 2001 Ford F-150 that was parked underneath a car port. The flames spread quickly destroying everything in its path. Ashley Robertson lived... more »