An explosion at a BP oil refinery in Indiana rattled nearby homes and sparked a fire that was later extinguished, but it didn’t cause any major injuries or halt production at the facility, a company official said. The explosion at …
Crews continued to douse hot spots from a fire that damaged or destroyed 13 homes in the tiny Pittsburgh, Pa., suburb of Mount Oliver. No fatalities or serious injuries were reported after the fire broke out about 10 a.m. Sunday. …
The Alabama Supreme Court says a family can’t sue a Dallas County town where firefighters are accused of leaving the remains of a fire victim inside a burned home. The court ruled Friday that the town of Valley Grande and …
Investigators say a fire that heavily damaged some apartment complex garages in Fargo, N.D., was caused by leaking gasoline ignited by open-flame propane heating equipment. The Fire Department says the Monday afternoon blaze started in a garage stall where people …
Amanda Bynes has been hospitalized for a mental health evaluation after a witness said he spotted flames on her pant legs from a small gasoline fire in the driveway of a California home. Deputies responding to an emergency call on …
A weekend fire destroyed a well-known family restaurant that had become a staple in the western Nebraska town of McCook. Firefighters from four departments were called to Fuller’s Family Restaurant around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday. Crews who arrived at the …
Damage is estimated at $5,000 after a fire destroyed a shed at the MauiGrown Coffee base yard in Lahaina on Monday. Maui fire officials say the fire broke out around 4:30 a.m. in the small wooden shed where the property …
A large fire that destroyed an elevator and three grain bins in the tiny northern Idaho town of Craigmont was declared contained even as piles of twisted metal and grain continued to smolder Monday morning. The fire was reported at …
Firefighters say a massive blaze at an automobile salvage yard in western Pennsylvania consumed more than 300 cars and brought nearby train traffic to a halt. The (Washington) Observer-Reporter says seven fire departments were called to Pitt-Mon Auto Salvage in …
A state police fire marshal was investigating a fire that heavily damaged a vacant, family-owned glass plant in southeastern Pennsylvania. Authorities say about 100 firefighters battled the blaze at the Penn Glass Inc. plant just south of Lancaster. The fire …