A fire swept through a Czech asylum for the mentally ill on Sunday, killing eight male patients, officials said.

Prokop Volenik, spokesman for the regional rescue service, said the fire in the northwestern town of Vejprty broke out early Sunday before 5 a.m. (0400 GMT). The town is on the border with Germany.

Footage shows towering flames in San Francisco as crews battle a fire caused by a gas explosion.

Real estate experts say investors and demand caused by Hurricane Michael’s destruction led to a 15.5 percent increase in home sales for the first half of the year in the Florida county hardest hit by the storm.

UPDATE: Officials previously announced 14 people were arrested. They later updated the number to 11. At least 11 people were arrested and eight trucks were confiscated by police in Miami-Dade Wednesday as part of a crackdown on a massive fuel theft ring. NBC 6’s Dan Krauth reports.

A school district in Florida’s Panhandle putting an extra emphasis on a feeding program for students in areas still recovering from Hurricane Michael.

Trump’s opposition to more hurricane aid for Puerto Rico has sparked a standoff with congressional Democrats that is blocking assistance to the island and elsewhere, including the Florida Panhandle.

In an one-on-one interview, civil rights attroeny Ben Crump talks about the high-profile trials that sparked the Black Lives Matter movement, his continued fight for social justice and the South Florida mom he thinks should run for office.

Many unable to move in with relatives or find a coveted hotel room with the help of federal vouchers have turned to living in tents.

Residents of a Florida Panhandle county devastated by a monster storm are feeling forgotten. Life is still a struggle in the county hardest hit by Hurricane Michael, which carved destruction through the Florida Panhandle.

The ecstatic sailor shown kissing a woman in Times Square celebrating the end of World War II has died. George Mendonsa was 95.

Division of Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz said the state will be able to pick the 45 most costly days of the storm cleanup for reimbursement.

Hurricane Michael was a strong Category 4 with its measured 155 mph sustained winds upon landfall — 2 mph under Cat. 5 status. Some officials in one Florida Panhandle county are pushing for Hurricane Michael to be labelled a Category 5 storm.

Florida’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.3 percent in November, the lowest level it’s been in 12 years.

State officials are estimating that Floridians had more than $4.2 billion in insured losses from Hurricane Michael.

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