A company founded by rocker Neil Young is facing a lawsuit over a fire in the San Francisco Bay Area that authorities say started in a vintage car he had converted into a hybrid vehicle. The San Jose Mercury News …
Investigators say a fire that destroyed an old, vacant hotel in northwestern Ohio was the result of arson. The blaze happened Sunday afternoon in Paulding, about 65 miles southwest of Toledo. No injuries were reported. The state fire marshal’s office …
A fire at a San Diego, Calif., elementary school has caused an estimated $600,000 in damage. Classes have been canceled Tuesday at Alice Birney school in the University Heights neighborhood. The fire was reported at around 11:45 p.m. Monday. It …
A fire has destroyed a Salem, Ore., nightclub, but authorities believe no one was inside when the fire broke out. The fire on Tuesday rendered the building a total loss, firefighters told KATU-TV. Video shows flames billowing above the building …
Chevron Corp. says an offshore rig being run for its subsidiary near Nigeria’s oil-rich southern delta has caught fire and officials are still trying to account for all the workers there. Chevron spokesman Scott Walker said the fire started early …
More than a dozen boats burned when a fire broke out at a northern Illinois marina. Firefighters got word of the blaze at about 1 a.m. Thursday at the Spring Brook Marina in Seneca, about 60 miles southwest of Chicago. …
A fire Tuesday night at a home under construction in Arlington,Wash., was arson. The city says that fire was set and attempted arsons were discovered at two nearby homes also under construction. Fire Department Deputy Chief Tom Cooper estimates the …
A man died when his house exploded in a north Austin, Texas, neighborhood. Austin Fire Battalion Chief Thayer Smith says witnesses reported the explosion about 8:30 a.m. Monday, and firefighters arrived to find the house engulfed in flames. Austin-Travis County …
Classes are canceled at DeWitt High School after a small fire in the principal’s office. Superintendent Gary Wayman tells Little Rock, Ark., television station KTHV that workers plan to check all the electrical wiring in the building after the fire. …
An early morning fire in a Chicago high-rise has killed a woman who got stuck in an elevator and injured nine others, including two firefighters. Firefighters were called to the 21-story building about 2 a.m. Sunday. Fire Department Chief Joe …