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Earlier this year, sunglasses left in a car in England caused a fire that destroyed a motor vehicle. That is just one object many think harmless that can cause trouble if left in a hot car.

HOUSTON (AP) — A fire official says about 500 gallons of pesticides were stored at a Houston warehouse complex consumed by a large blaze and authorities are trying to determine how much ran off into nearby creeks. Fire Capt. Ruy Lozano said Friday that it's not clear how much of the pesticide was burned in the fire and how much leaked into adjacent waterways...