Prosecutors in Phoenix, Ariz., have declined to bring criminal charges against two arson investigators from the Phoenix Fire Department whose truthfulness was questioned during the examination of a 2009 house fire. State police investigators who examined the case had recommended …
Officials say a blaze blamed on illegal fireworks has destroyed a southeast Portland, Ore., home. Portland Fire and Rescue says the fire occurred late Friday night and was one of several in the city caused by illegal fireworks. Officials say …
A former Casper, Wyo., firefighter faces federal charges alleging he had another man torch his home and pickup truck in 2012 for insurance money. An indictment filed last week in U.S. District Court charges Patrick Bennett, 28, with wire fraud, …
A Bismarck home was damaged by an early morning fire, and firefighters believe it started in a compost bin on a porch. The Bismarck Tribune reports that firefighters responded to the blaze early Friday morning. Firefighters extinguished the blaze and …
Fire officials say a blaze that caused an estimated $80,000 in damage to an Uxbridge home was caused by week-old fireplace ashes. A mother and her three children escaped the two-alarm fire late Monday night without any injuries. Chief Bill …
The Grand Junction Fire Department is looking for a few good houses to burn. Department officials say they need people to donate houses to be burned down to give firefighters experience, but a lack of donations this year has become …
The State Fire Marshal’s office says someone set fire to an unoccupied home in Elsmere, Del. The fire was reported around 3 a.m. Sunday. Elsmere firefighters arrived to find flames shooting from the home. Fire marshals say investigators determined that …
A lightning strike is being blamed for an Indianapolis house fire. Indianapolis Fire Department Lt. Larry Tracy says the fire was reported by the homeowners about 1 a.m. Sunday on the city’s far northeast side. The couple living in the …
Fire officials say a dog reaching for treats turned on a stove and caused a fire that caused some smoke damage to an apartment in Wenatchee. Wenatchee Fire Marshal Mark Yaple tells KPQ it appears that the black Labrador was …
Utah County deputies say a TV dinner is to blame for a fire that completely destroyed a house in Goshen. Deputies say a 22-year-old mother put the meal in the microwave Monday and left the room, then heard the smoke …