Safety Board Says Corroded Pipe Led to Philadelphia Refinery Fire October 16, 2019 By Laila Kearney NEW YORK, Oct 16 — An old, degraded piece of metal pipe that had not been tested for corrosion led...
Bankrupt Philadelphia Refinery Expects $50M Advanced Insurance Payment September 16, 2019 By Laila Kearney Insurers of a fire-damaged Philadelphia refinery have indicated they would make a $50 million initial advance payment in connection with...
Blaze at Michigan State Police Post Construction Site Arson August 18, 2011 Authorities say arson is to blame for destroying a mobile office on the site where a new $3.7 million Michigan...
Hoarding Hindered Firefighters at New Jersey Blaze August 17, 2011 Fire has destroyed a New Jersey home that was so chock full of surplus military equipment, dressers, refrigerators and other...
945-Acre Southern California Wildfire Fully Contained August 9, 2011 Firefighters in Southern California have surrounded a blaze that burned nearly 1,000 acres and briefly trapped about 50 drivers when...
Iowa Complex Under Construction Destroyed by Fire August 2, 2011 A complex of apartments and commercial space that was under construction in Cedar Rapids has been destroyed by fire. The...
4 Tennessee Firefighters Charged with Setting Blazes July 26, 2011 Arraignment is scheduled Tuesday in the case of four young volunteer firefighters charged with arson. Houston County Sheriff’s Department criminal...
Atlanta, Ga. Firefighters Extinguish Blaze at MLK Site July 14, 2011 Atlanta firefighters have put out a fire in a building at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site. The...
Police: Arson Fire at Minn. Governor’s Former Home July 5, 2011 Minneapolis police are investigating what they say was an arson fire at Gov. Mark Dayton’s former home. Sgt. Steve McCarty...
Apartment Building Fire in Madison, Wis. July 1, 2011 About 50 firefighters battled a blaze at an apartment building in downtown Madison, Wisconsin Thursday. The fire at the Capitol...