fires
Firebug accused of torching NYC building that injured 9 freed without bail, back in neighborhood
Stanley Garcia was charged with setting the July 16 Bushwick blaze that injured nine people on July 16. Inexplicably, he was released without bail and was back in the neighborhood...
Marc Anthony's Dominican Republic home catches fire, 3 bungalows destroyed in flames
The luxurious estate sits in the celebrity enclave of Casa de Campo.
Dog sparks house inferno after gnawing through cellphone battery
Video captured the moment a canine unknowingly sunk his teeth into a lithium-ion battery.
Travel plans 'up in smoke' over airport X-ray fire
Getting through airport security isn't always easy-breezy. Travelers at Changi Airport in Singapore learned this the hard way when a baggage scanner caught fire on Aug. 6, causing them to...
House fire sparked by dog chewing on battery cable
To warn the public of the dangers of lithium-ion batteries, the Tulsa Fire Department released a video showing a pet dog igniting a house fire by chewing on a battery...
Fast-moving wildfire burns down several homes in San Bernardino, Calif., forces mass evacuations
The blaze, now named the Edgehill Fire, ignited in San Bernardino County's Little Mountain neighborhood at around 2:40 p.m., fire officials said.
Cooler weather helps firefighters corral a third of massive Calif. blaze
Fire crews battling California’s largest wildfire this year have corralled a third of the blaze aided in part by cooler weather, but a return of triple-digit temperatures could allow it...
Girl, 7, and mom critical after second major NYC fire in two days
A Queens fire left a 7-year-old girl and her mom critically hurt and two Bravest hospitalized Sunday — the day after a borough blaze gutted a string of homes and...
Massive NYC fire engulfs 7 homes with 11 firefighters among the 14 injured: FDNY
“There is nothing left there. Everything is gone in the fire.”
Lithium-ion batteries are being put in the heart of Staten Island despite dangers
New York City can’t seem to get its head straight when it comes to lithium-ion batteries.
A bedroom mirror set our house on fire — don’t make the same mistake we did
A bonfire of the vanities?
California wildfire explodes in size with no sign of stopping, scalding 307K acres
The largest California wildfire in three years has ballooned to over 307,000 acres -- nearly the size of Los Angeles -- and was still 0% contained early Saturday.
California's Park Fire that's torched over 120K acres ignited by ex-con who pushed burning car into gully: DA
The blaze quickly grew in size thanks to wind gusts and was only 3% contained by Thursday evening.
Parts of popular tourist town 'burned to the ground' by wildfires: 'Significant loss'
Parts of the popular tourist town of Jasper in Canada have been fully destroyed as a wildfire continues to ravage the historic alpine resort and the surrounding national park.
Jose Cuervo tequila factory explosion kills at least six, officials say
At least six workers were killed after a fire erupted inside the Jose Cuervo tequila factory in Mexico, triggering a large explosion that sent one tank flying into the air,...
JFK Airport fire sparks total chaos on the tarmac
Chaos erupted at John F. Kennedy International Airport Wednesday morning as a fire in an escalator filled a terminal with smoke and forced hordes of travelers to be evacuated.
Partner of ex-Yankees pitcher ordered to pay neighbor's legal bills in 'Housewives' fire lawsuit
Taja Abitbol has been ordered to pay her neighbor's legal bills after being accused of setting her NY apartment on fire for fame.
Video shows truck gas tank explode by firefighters on major NJ highway
Shocking videos show a truck erupting into a towering inferno in New Jersey after a Monday morning traffic accident that killed the driver, closed the highway and nearly took out...
Raging fire destroys Dallas megachurch's historic chapel from the 1800s
A raging fire tore through a historic Texas megachurch Friday night, collapsing its red-brick chapel built in 1890. The blaze began just after 6 p.m. in First Baptist Dallas' secondary...
'Human-caused' fast-moving Oregon ‘megafire’ burns over 200 square miles with just 16% contained
Officials confirmed that the fire was “human caused."