A fire that destroyed a landmark bar and restaurant south of Hoover Dam has been traced to a faulty circuit breaker. Golden Valley fire marshal Randy Osborn said Tuesday that the blaze at Rosie’s Den started in the basement and …
Guests including Academy Award-winning actress Kate Winslet escaped uninjured when fire destroyed Richard Branson’s Caribbean home in the middle of the night, the British businessman said Monday. The Virgin Group boss said about 20 people, including Winslet and her children, …
Officials have ruled three barn fires in central Ohio as arson. Three barns in a two-mile area were set ablaze within just over an hour Thursday morning near Pataskala, east of Columbus. The State Fire Marshal’s office says it’s too …
Prosecutors have charged a former Lincoln Public Schools employee with second-degree arson in a fire that destroyed the district’s office building. Sharon Brewster was charged on Wednesday. A Lancaster County judge set her bond at $1 million. A preliminary hearing …
Residents were evacuated after a series of explosions at a St. Augustine gas station sparked a massive blaze, seriously damaging several building and injuring one person. Authorities said a fuel was being delivered Friday night when the explosion occurred. Several …
A senior vice president for Clean Harbors Inc. says investigators will look into the packing of a drum of lithium that ignited and burned a warehouse in El Dorado. The Tuesday afternoon fire destroyed the warehouse and about 120 drums …
An estimated $1.25 million in damage resulted from a fire at an Ohio bowling alley that led to a partial collapse of the roof. The state fire marshal’s office released the damage estimate Wednesday. Investigators are still trying to determine …
Authorities say an explosion and fire at the Clean Harbors Inc. plant in El Dorado caused no injuries or health threats and the fire was allowed to burn itself out. Union County Emergency Management Director Jerry Thomas told the El …
The Texas Forest Service says five people have received medical attention following a brush fire that destroyed 15 mobile homes. Spokeswoman Lexi Maxwell said Tuesday that crews are working to contain the blaze that started with a 30-acre fire in …
Authorities say an employee with Lincoln Public Schools in Nebraska has been arrested for allegedly setting a fire that destroyed the district’s office building. The Lincoln Journal Star says Sharon Brewster was booked in the Lancaster County jail on Monday …