Fire officials say a suspected steam explosion in a factory furnace in Buffalo has injured four workers. The Buffalo News reports that all four were burned in the blast around 6:15 a.m. Tuesday in the Luvata Buffalo plant. It wasn’t …
A popular southwestern Pennsylvania restaurant has been destroyed by fire. Officials say the Caddy Shack Bar and Grill caught fire early Monday morning in South Union Township, Fayette County. Fire officials say it took two hours to get the blaze …
A 21-year-old man is charged with setting fire to an Apple Valley home where former Minnesota Viking Dave Osborn, his wife and four others were sleeping. Osborn, his wife Beverly, their granddaughter and three other teenage girls got out safely. …
Strong winds on Monday fanned a fast-moving wildfire that was ignited by a deadly plane crash, forcing residents to flee and threatening 650 homes in this mountain community. The fire, which destroyed at least one house after the single-engine Cessna …
BMW of North America is recalling up to 2,120 of its X5 xDrive 35d sport utility vehicles because its fuel-filter heater could overload and possibly cause a fire. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration says the model year 2009 vehicles …
Oklahoma City firefighters are planning a helicopter tour to survey damage caused by a fire on the city’s northeast side. Deputy Chief Marc Woodard said Wednesday that he and a police officer will survey the area to assess the damage, …
A federal safety panel on Tuesday is expected to reveal the results of a yearlong investigation into a natural gas pipeline explosion near San Francisco that killed eight people, incinerated a suburban neighborhood and prompted a national reevaluation of pipeline …
A shuttle bus carrying people to the Minnesota State Fair caught fire Saturday. No one was hurt after the bus driver hastily evacuated the passengers. Fair spokeswoman Brienna Schuette says the bus was contracted to shuttle people from the park …
Two teenagers who came forward at the behest of their parents have been arrested, accused of starting a fire that damaged a trailer and storage building and equipment at the Council Bluffs school district stadium. Police say one boy has …
A downtown Joplin, Mo., building exploded and burst into flames early Tuesday. The Joplin Fire Department says no injuries were reported after the fire at the Wholesale Auto Paint Store. The two-story building was unoccupied when the explosion occurred about …