Smoke alarm 'most important gadget' (Channel 4)

The smoke alarm was rated most important gadget in a new poll. This month marks the 40th anniversary of the battery-operated domestic smoke alarm, patented by two American inventors in 1969.

G. Grinberg, Watch Baron, Dies at 77 (New York Times)

Mr. Grinberg amassed a fortune in the U.S. by helping turn expensive wristwatches like Piaget into widely advertised portable status symbols with mass appeal.

Homeland Security Capital Corporations CEO Listed as One of the Top 20 People to Watch in 2009 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

ARLINGTON, Va.----Homeland Security Capital Corporation , an international provider of specialized technology-based radiological, nuclear, environmental, disaster relief, and security solutions to government and commercial customers, announced today that HSCC Chairman and CEO, Tom McMillen, has been named to the ExecutiveBiz Top 20 People to Watch in 2009.

No smoke alarm in building that killed eight in Oswego County (WKTV Utica)

RICHLAND, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities have released the names and ages of the four children and four adults who died in yesterday's fire at a home in central New York. CLICK VIDEO LINK TO WATCH REPORT FROM WSTM'S MATT MULCAHY

Watch out for ‘silent killer’ (Jesup Press-Sentinel)

Just how dangerous is the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning?

Firefighters battle Wentworth North blaze (Hamilton Spectator)

Firefighters are battling a blaze in a building at 33 Wentworth St. N. The alarm was called in at about 6:15 a.m. and firefighters found a semi-detached house burning. Heavy smoke was seen coming from the second storey.