Charges Filed Against Man in Deadly Seattle Apartment Fire August 3, 2020 A deadly fire that sent people jumping from a fourth-floor window at an apartment building-turned motel in Seattle in July...
Evacuated New Jersey Residents Return After Fire in Asphalt Tank July 1, 2020 Firefighters were trying to determine what caused an asphalt tank fire early Tuesday that shook a neighborhood of homes and...
Storm Kills Three, Rips Roof Off Apartment Building in Pennsylvania June 5, 2020 A brief but severe storm killed three people in southeastern Pennsylvania and ripped the roof off a seven-story apartment building,...
Investigators Open Probe into Los Angeles Explosion May 19, 2020 By Stefanie Dazio Police and fire investigators launched a criminal probe Sunday into the cause of an explosion at a hash oil manufacturer...
Arizona House Bans Cities from Requiring Fire Sprinklers in Big Bars February 28, 2020 The Arizona House has voted to ban cities and counties from enforcing new national fire code standards requiring large restaurants...
Fire Destroys 4 Businesses in Busy South Dakota Town February 19, 2020 Four downtown businesses in a small southwestern South Dakota community have been lost in a fire, according to the city’s...
Report Shows Fire at Texas Facility Caused by Equipment Failure December 9, 2019 A fire at a Houston, Texas-area petrochemical storage facility that burned for days in March was accidental and caused by...
Dive Boat on Which 34 Died in Southern California Exempt From Safety Rules November 27, 2019 The diving boat that caught fire on Labor Day off Southern California, killing 34 people, was among hundreds of small...
Bankrupt Philadelphia Refiner Seeks $2.5M in Executive Bonuses November 27, 2019 By Laila Kearney The bankrupt Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refiner is seeking a minimum of $2.5 million in bonus payments to the refiner’s...
Fire That Killed Woman, Girl in Pennsylvania Blamed on Overloaded Circuit October 31, 2019 Authorities say an early morning fire that killed a woman and a six-year-old girl was sparked by an overloaded electrical...