ALTON BAY: Authorities are on the scene of a massive Easter fire that has damaged dozens of buildings on the grounds of a Christian center in New Hampshire.Firefighters tell a television station in Manchester that 52 buildings burned at the Alton Bay Christian Conference Center, 30 miles (48 kilometers) northeast of Concord. The buildings are cottage-type seasonal homes. There are no reports of civilian injuries. One firefighter has been hurt. The cause of the fire hasn't been determined. The center's Web site says its purpose is to change lives by “encouraging commitment to Jesus Christ and offering opportunities to mature in one's Christian life style.'' It says it tries to accomplish this through evangelism, encouragement of believers and equipping Christians to be effective leaders. The center was founded in 1863. It sits along New Hampshire's biggest lake.
Friday, August 14, 2009 MUMBAI: A 26-year-old woman died Thursday of H1N1 swine flu in the southern city of Bangalore, raising India's death toll from the virus to 20, authorities said.The death was the first reported in India's information technology capital, the Press Trust of India reported.Meanwhile in Pune, the worst-affected in India, two more victims of the virus died Thursday, raising the death toll in that western city near Mumbai to 12, the report said. The victims were an 11-month-old boy and a 75-year-old old woman.US media reported movie halls, schools and colleges were ordered closed Thursday for three days to a week in Mumbai, the commercial and financial capital of the country, as fear of the pandemic spread.Prajakata Lavangare, a spokeswoman for the government of Maharashtra state of which Mumbai is the capital, said similar orders were issued in Pune, which is also located in the state.The woman who died in Bangalore was identified only as Roopa, a teacher in...
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