Two historic hotel buildings in downtown Seminole have been destroyed by fire. Seminole emergency manager Ernest Willis says a blaze began about 11:15 p.m. Saturday in the Grisso building and then spread to the Worth building next door. Fire Chief …
Authorities say an oil tank fire at a Tulsa refinery is now under control. The Tulsa World reports that a fire broke out in an oil tank about 9:30 p.m. on April 22 and that no one was injured in …
The Great Falls fire marshal says someone intentionally set fire to a house that was being remodeled, causing thousands of dollars in damage. Neighbors who saw smoke coming from the home’s windows called Great Falls Fire/Rescue shortly after 7 a.m. …
Fire has destroyed three buildings and damaged two others in downtown Cassville. Twelve people lost their apartment homes and possessions in the fire which broke out about 3 a.m. Tuesday. Grant County Emergency Management spokeswoman Julie Loeffelholz says the fire …
Authorities say a woman has been arrested in connection with an arson case at her home in northern Arizona. Coconino County Sheriff’s officials say 31-year-old Amber M. Shaw of Doney Park was taken into custody Monday. They say she’s facing …
A 33-year-old Lolo man has denied charges that he poured gasoline in his estranged wife’s hair salon and used his divorce papers to set the building on fire. KECI-TV reports that Shawn Robin Gawronski pleaded not guilty to arson Tuesday …
Vermont fire investigators say the blaze that heavily damaged an historic building in downtown Brattleboro was most likely started by an electrical malfunction. But officials aren’t sure where the fire started in the Brooks House on Sunday night. Brattleboro Fire …
A state panel in Texas has recommended more education and training for fire investigators following its review of a case involving a Texas inmate executed after a fire labeled arson killed his three daughters. The Texas Forensic Science Commission also …
Hundreds of square miles of rugged, wooded country along the Brazos River in West Texas remain evacuated as a complex of wildfires remain on a rampage about 70 miles west of Fort Worth. State and local firefighting forces battled the …
Two people escaped a fire at their Cedar Rapids home unharmed after fire officials say a blow dryer ignited paint cleaner. The Gazette is reporting that one of the residents was painting the kitchen and was using a blow dryer …