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Friday, May 24, 2013  A new film shows the changes made at the Charleston Fire Department after nine firefighters died while fighting a furniture store blaze.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  Fire has destroyed the home of a Charleston firefighter who died with eight others in a furniture store blaze almost six years ago.

Monday, June 18, 2012  The Charleston Fire Department is gathering to remember nine firefighters killed while fighting a furniture store blaze. The department says it's organizing a public memorial Monday at the site of the former flagship location for the Sofa Super Store chain.

Thursday, March 31, 2011  Work is under way this week to create a more fitting memorial for nine Charleston firefighters who died fighting a furniture store fire almost four years ago.

Thursday, February 03, 2011  long-awaited state report into a 2007 fire that killed nine Charleston firefighters has been forwarded to the Charleston area solicitor.

Thursday, October 28, 2010  A federal report on a fire that killed nine South Carolina firefighters says flammable furniture materials and a lack of sprinklers inside the building contributed to the rapid spread of the blaze.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010  Lawyers for a Charleston furniture store where nine firefighters died three years ago say they now have the documents they need about the investigation.

Thursday, October 14, 2010  A long-awaited federal study of the fire that killed nine South Carolina firefighters more than three years ago will be released later this month.

Friday, September 24, 2010  Lawyers for the furniture store where nine Charleston fire fighters died three years ago are asking a judge to penalize the city for delays in turning over documents that might be used in lawsuits.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010  Two more former South Carolina firefighters have sued over injuries they suffered in a blaze that killed nine colleagues three years ago.

Friday, June 18, 2010  Nine firefighters who died when a blaze swept through a furniture store on the South Carolina coast three years ago are being remembered.

Sunday, April 11, 2010  Charleston Firefighters are receiving post-traumatic stress disorder treatment from a counseling program.

Thursday, January 21, 2010  Four former South Carolina firefighters have sued, claiming they were injured fighting a blaze that killed nine of their colleagues.

Tuesday, December 09, 2008  A partial settlement has been reached in lawsuits stemming from last year's furniture store fire which killed nine Charleston firefighters.