A two-alarm fire at a Seattle, Wash., recycling plant apparently started accidentally from smoldering material or spontaneous combustion. At one time, 90 firefighters had responded to the fire that was reported just before 11 p.m. Tuesday at the Republic Services …
Rhode Island fire officials say a blaze that destroyed a building that housed bathrooms and showers at Newport’s Easton’s Beach began in improperly stored painting materials. The Newport Daily News reports investigators determined the chemicals in a second-floor storage room …
Fire investigators say spontaneous combustion may be the cause of a railcar fire in southwestern Arkansas. De Queen and Gillham fire departments responded Sunday to a fire on a Kansas City Southern Railway train. The railcar was moved to a …
A northern Illinois pallet company that was the site of a massive mulch fire is agreeing to pay thousands in a legal settlement. The Rockford Register Star reports Northwest Pallet Supply also agreed to stop manufacturing or storing mulch on …
Spontaneous combustion causes more than 14,000 fires a year, according to the National Fire Protection Association. That’s why everyone should know about the materials that can cause spontaneous combustion, said Daniel Hogan, an attorney with the law office of Robert …
Spontaneous combustion causes more than 14,000 fires a year, according to the National Fire Protection Association. That’s why everyone should know about the materials that can cause spontaneous combustion, said Daniel Hogan, an attorney with the law office of Robert …
Juneau firefighters say they extinguished a house fire that had an unusual source. Officials from Capital City Fire Rescue say the homeowner had used towels to clean up cooking oil and then placed them in a washing machine. Fire Marshal …
Spontaneous combustion caused by a contractor placing chemicals too close together led to a chemical fire at an abandoned factory that forced evacuations in a northern Indiana city, the Environmental Protection Agency says. The EPA’s incident report on Friday night’s …