Family members of a Chicago, Ill., firefighter killed last year battling a blaze at an abandoned building are suing the owners of the structure. The Chicago Tribune reports Jennifer Stringer and Edward Stringer Jr. filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday …
North Little Rock fire officials say a weekend fire at a storage unit facility has caused $1 million in damage to recreational vehicles and a boat and $35,000 to the building. Firefighters responded to the blaze on Northshore Drive about …
Authorities say about 50 people were evacuated from part of a Bismarck pumpkin farm after fire broke out in some hay bales. Firefighters were called to Papa’s Pumpkin Patch about 5 p.m. Friday. Officials say the fire was under control …
Southern California authorities say four people were injured in an explosion at a Newport Beach apartment complex that triggered a fire and heavy smoke. Newport Beach Fire Department Assistant Chief Ralph Restadius says the blaze reported shortly before 10 a.m. …
Fire has destroyed a luxury lodge in southeast Ohio’s scenic Hocking Hills region. Authorities suspect an electrical problem started Sunday’s fire that spread quickly through Eagle Wings Lodge in Rockbridge. The Logan Daily News reports firefighters who responded from neighboring …
Farmers in northern Idaho believe they were the target of arson after a string of fires in recent months consumed $142,000 worth of baled hay. Fire officials have deemed the four blazes reported since July as suspicious and have launched …
Small fire departments in Ohio say they’re losing volunteers because it’s difficult to keep up with a state law that took effect in 2008 requiring firefighters to be recertified on a regular basis. “People work 40 to 50 hours a …
Authorities say Peacock Alley, an indoor shopping center in the northwest Georgia city of Dalton, has been mostly destroyed by fire. The Daily Citizen reports that the shopping center in the city’s downtown area went up in flames around 6:30 …
Australia’s prime minister is looking for a new home after her official residence was declared a potential fire hazard with a leaking roof that needs replacing. Special Minister of State Gary Gray said in a statement Tuesday that Prime Minister …
New Hampshire firefighters are investigating an early morning fire on the property of a summer theatre in Whitefield. The managing director of the Weathervane Theatre said a historic barn that once served as a theater and now houses props was …