Las Vegas, Nev., fire officials say arson may be behind an early Thanksgiving morning fire that caused $20,000 in damages to a vacant house. Firefighters responded just after midnight to the blaze in the 4900 block of Glory Lane, near …
The southwest Reno fire that forced thousands to flee and destroyed 32 homes is fully contained at nearly 2,000 acres, fire officials said late Sunday. Close to 10,000 people were forced to evacuate early Friday by the unusual, out-of-season blaze …
About 20 Tulsa, Okla., elementary school students escaped without injury when the bus they were riding to school caught fire. Bus driver Yolanda Palmer said she pulled to the side of the road about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday because of engine …
Investigators in the Missouri Bootheel town of Kennett are offering a reward of up to $5,000 in the search for those responsible for a fire at the Kennett Country Club. The Kennett Daily Dunklin Democrat reports that the blaze on …
A homeless man who set a fire that destroyed a medical building in Lenawee County has been sent to prison for nearly seven years and ordered to pay more than $1.4 million. Christopher Feneley repeatedly apologized in court Thursday. His …
Racine authorities say live power lines came down during a windstorm, sparking a fire at a marina that caused an estimated $100,000 in damage. Fire Capt. Nick Comande says the fire was reported Friday about 11 a.m. at the Racine …
A straw roof that caught on fire during a cooking demonstration at the Plimoth Plantation living history museum in Massachusetts has destroyed a building named for a Pilgrim. No one was hurt during the Saturday morning blaze at the Cooke …
Las Vegas firefighters have classified a small fire on a scaffold outside the former Lady Luck Hotel as accidental. No injuries were reported and damage was estimated at $500 after the fire a little before 7 p.m. Thursday at the …
A western Pennsylvania fire investigator says a blaze that killed an elderly woman several days ago may have started when the wrong fuel was poured into a kerosene heater. Allegheny County authorities say the blaze reported at 3:20 p.m. Wednesday …
Fire investigators in Reno say arcing power lines likely caused the wind-fueled wildfire that destroyed 15 homes and damaged at least 40 more. Reno Fire Chief Mike Hernandez says the 2,000-acre fire is now 65 percent contained. He expects that …