Authorities have blamed an electrical problem for a fire that damaged city offices in the northwest Iowa town of Hull. A state investigator says the problem occurred in an electrical junction box in the building’s rear maintenance area. City Administrator …
Authorities say fires that burned seven recreational vehicles at a southwest Ohio storage facility were set deliberately. The state fire marshal’s office said in a release Tuesday that six of the vehicles damaged or destroyed in Monday’s arson fires were …
A massive and fast-moving fire at an Ohio insulation factory sent flames shooting two stories high and caused the building’s walls to collapse. WJW-TV reports workers got out safely Sunday night before fire crews arrived at Janesville Acoustics in Newcomerstown, …
General Motors says it will offer free loaner cars to Chevrolet Volt owners if they’re concerned about the cars catching fire. The move comes after last week’s announcement that the government is investigating fires involving the Volt’s lithium-ion batteries. The …
Overcooked french fries are being blamed for a fire in a Cupertino, Calif., apartment complex that forced about 60 people from their homes Saturday night. A Red Cross spokesman says a fire reported around 6 p.m. at the Village Green …
Fire officials say a blaze in a Connecticut apartment complex for senior citizens caused extensive damage in several apartments, but that no injuries were reported. The two-alarm fire Sunday at the Windham Falls Estates in Groton was traced to a …
Police in Bend, Ore., are investigating arson fires that damaged three cars parked in the driveways of homes early Sunday. Police were called to the first home around 1:50 a.m. Sunday after a passerby reported a car on fire. A …
A man accused of setting fires that damaged a historical building in Bartlesville has waived his right to a jury trial. Fifty-one-year-old Robert Boyce announced at a pre-trial hearing Tuesday he would plead guilty to second-degree arson, manufacturing methamphetamine, filing …
A fire that drove a family of four from its Omaha home was caused by a curling iron. KETV-TV reported the fire began in the home’s basement just before midnight Thursday. Fire department officials say in a news release the …
A fire that started in a laundry room has caused $30,000 in damage to a home in Norwalk, Iowa. The Norwalk Fire Department says in a news release that firefighters were called to the home Friday afternoon. The home’s owner …