Boy accused of lumber fire
A fire in Hudson Falls that damaged a storage building filled with lumber Sunday was started by 13-year-old boys, the...
View ArticlePost-Star: Blaze consumes Hudson Falls building
HUDSON FALLS — A large wooden pole barn filled with lumber burned down Sunday...
View ArticleForest fire that started at isolated Greek medieval monastic community...
THESSALONIKI, Greece — A large forest fire that broke out at a remote monastic community in Greece where women have not been allowed for a thousand years spread Thursday to a nearby resort area,...
View ArticleOut-of-control Ariz. wildfire overtakes elite firefighting crew, killing 19...
YARNELL, Ariz. — An elite crew of firefighters trained to battle the nation’s fiercest wildfires was overtaken by an out-of-control blaze in Arizona, killing 19 members as they tried to protect...
View ArticleCalifornia Wildfire: Pesticides Catch Fire, Residents Warned To Avoid Smoke
LOS ANGELES — A wildfire fanned by gusty Santa Ana winds raged along the fringes of Southern California communities on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of homes and a university while setting...
View ArticlePort blaze posed a challenge to firefighters, health scare at schools
A smoky, stubborn blaze that enveloped the Port of Los Angeles in a cloud of toxic soot challenged firefighters who turned to fireboats and scuba divers to attack the creosote-soaked World War II-era...
View ArticleMore elite fire crews go to Ariz. after 19 killed
YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — An out-of-control blaze overtook an elite group of firefighters trained to battle the nation's fiercest wildfires, killing 19 members as they tried to protect themselves from the...
View ArticleFirefighters Battle Massive 6-Alarm Blaze in San Francisco
Follow @nbcbayarea A massive, multiple-alarm fire at Fourth and China Basin streets in San Francisco's Mission Bay neighborhood burned for hours Tuesday, sending a plume of black smoke high into the...
View ArticleBlaze consumes barns, cows
Castleton A raging fire destroyed a series of connected barns at a century-old family dairy farm Friday, killing nearly two dozen cows. Peter's Dairy Farm owner Paul Peter said he was working in a shed...
View ArticleFire burns much of Ariz. town, kills 19 hotshots
YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — An out-of-control blaze overtook an elite group of firefighters trained to battle the nation's fiercest wildfires, killing 19 members as they tried to protect themselves from the...
View ArticleVan catches fire in Tarentum, spreads to nearby building
Firefighters were called to battle a fast-moving blaze Monday morning that started in a van and spread to a nearby building. Channel 11’s Brandon...
View ArticleArizona blaze that killed 19 elite firefighters still raging - and looming...
AFP/Getty Images This undated picture shows the Prescott Granite Mountain Hotshot crew of Prescott, Arizona. Hotshot crews go through specialized training and are often deployed soon after a fire...
View ArticleSilver Fire Containment Reaches 75 Percent As Firefighters Battle The Calif....
BANNING, Calif. -- Firefighters continued to make progress overnight battling Southern California's latest destructive wildfire, which burned 26 homes and threatened more than 500 others in the San...
View Article>Rain helps firefighters make gains on SoCal blaze
IDYLLWILD, Calif. (AP) — Heavy rain aided firefighters who made substantial gains against a week-old wildfire that burned across 42 square miles as thousands of people were allowed to return to their...
View ArticleBlaze burns buildings off I-680 in Cordelia, Fairfield
(06-20) 19:26 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- A five-alarm vegetation fire off Interstate 680 in Cordelia was burning at least two buildings and snarling traffic Friday evening. The fire was reported at 3:44...
View ArticleFire at Little Falls nail salon extinguished
— A blaze erupted Monday in the same historic building on Main Street where a fire claimed the lives of two people and injured five firefighters in 1988. TARIQ ZEHAWI / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Firefighters...
View ArticleArizona wildfire kills 19 members of elite crew
YARNELL, Ariz. — Gusty, hot winds blew an Arizona blaze out of control Sunday in a forest northwest of Phoenix, overtaking and killing 19 members of an elite fire crew in the deadliest wildfire...
View ArticleEvacuations lifted as gains made on SoCal blaze
IDYLLWILD, Calif.—Thousands of people were allowed to return to their homes in Southern California mountain communities near Palm Springs on Sunday, after firefighters aided by heavy rain made...
View ArticleBayou City Lumber Now Offers Fire Resistant Lumber for Ranch Fencing
Fire resistant lumber is in high demand for Texas ranch fencing, and Bayou City Lumber is poised to help those in need. Houston, Texas (PRWEB) February 15, 2013 Bayou City Lumber, a leading Houston...
View ArticleFast-moving Arizona wildfire kills 19 firefighters
YARNELL, Ariz.—Gusty, hot winds blew an Arizona blaze out of control Sunday in a forest northwest of Phoenix, overtaking and killing 19 members of an elite fire crew in the deadliest wildfire involving...
View ArticleBayou City Lumber Rolls Out Fire Resistant Lumber Specials
HOUSTON, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Responding to customer demand, Bayou City Lumber has recently begun carrying Fire Resistant Lumber. To celebrate, the lumberyard is offering special deals...
View ArticleARIZONA 19 firefighters from elite crew die battling Ariz. blaze
YARNELL, Ariz. — Gusty, hot winds blew an Arizona blaze out of control Sunday in a forest northwest of Phoenix, overtaking and killing 19 members of an elite fire crew in the deadliest wildfire...
View ArticleSilver Wildfire: Raging Blaze Destroys Dozens Of Homes, Forces 1,800 To Evacuate
Fire rages on a hillside south of Banning, California, on August 8, 2013 where up to a thousand firefighters are battling the blaze east of Los Angeles that has injured five people and forced 1,800 to...
View ArticleRain helps firefighters make gains on SoCal blaze
IDYLLWILD, Calif.—Heavy rain aided firefighters who made substantial gains against a week-old wildfire that burned across 42 square miles as thousands of people were allowed to return to their homes in...
View Article200 homes destroyed in blaze that killed 19
YARNELL, Ariz.—A wildfire that killed 19 firefighters in Arizona also destroyed an estimated 200 homes in a central Arizona community. Dry grass near the communities of Yarnell and Glen Isla fed the...
View ArticleLODD: 19 Prescott AZ Firefighters Die in Horrific Blaze (California...
(Source: California Professional Firefighters) Gusty, hot winds blew an Arizona blaze out of control Sunday in a forest northwest of Phoenix, overtaking and killing 19 members of an elite fire crew in...
View ArticleWildfires blaze through Western states
(CNN) -- Whipped by high winds, wildfires in central Washington state have scorched 28,000 acres and destroyed at least 60 buildings, officials said Tuesday. Gov. Chris Gregoire declared Kittitas and...
View Article120 firefighters respond to pallet company inferno
The smell of charred wood hung in the air Sunday morning at Industrial Pallet Corp. Hours before, an inferno consumed a large chunk of the business. The damage was done and the flames were...
View ArticleFierce Nor Cal Blaze Torches 100 Homes, Thousands Evacuated (California...
(Source: California Professional Firefighters) September 15, 2014: Firefighter Jesse Hadorowski climbs up steep terrain while battling a fire near Pollack Pines, Calif. The fire, which started Sunday,...
View ArticleBlaze at 105-year-old downtown building will force demolition of vacant...
Jacksonville firefighters unleashed high-pressure blasts of water to pulverize the remains of a four-story 105-year-old building that was consumed by fire early Saturday morning in downtown. The blaze...
View Article2 business in Kamsack destroyed by suspicious blaze
Investigators say arson is suspected in two fires that destroyed a furniture warehouse and a local hair salon in Kamsack, Sask. early Sunday morning. Just before 4 a.m. CST officers on patrol noticed...
View ArticleCrews seek more success saving homes in California wildfire
Firefighters from Glendale, Calif., and Pasadena, Calif., stand watch as bulldozers clear a firebreak near a wildfire burning along a hillside near homes in Thousand Oaks, Calif., Thursday, May 2,...
View ArticleInvestigators trying to determine if arson caused massive Los Angeles...
Published December 09, 2014Associated Press Facebook0 Twitter0 Email Print A Los Angeles city firefighter works amid the ruins of a raging fire that destroyed a massive apartment complex under...
View ArticleMassive Downtown Blaze Closes Los Angeles Freeway (California Professional...
(Source: California Professional Firefighters) The aftermath of a fire at a seven-story apartment building under construction in downtown Los Angeles on Monday. Monica Almeida/The New York Times LOS...
View ArticleInvestigators consider arson in LA apartment fire
LOS ANGELES — Federal and local investigators were trying to determine whether an arsonist set a fire that turned an unfinished downtown apartment tower into a block of flames so hot they melted...
View ArticleInvestigators treat massive L.A. construction blaze as 'criminal fire'
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A fierce blaze that destroyed a downtown Los Angeles apartment complex under construction next to a fire house and damaged three nearby buildings on Monday is...
View ArticleConstruction-site blaze lights up LA, cuts traffic
LOS ANGELES — Flames destroyed a massive seven-story apartment building under construction next to a fire station in downtown Los Angeles and spread to a nearby high-rise on Monday, forcing the...
View ArticleTimber Market blaze destroys three multi-storey buildings
KARACHI: Three multi-storey buildings which housed godowns of wooden stuff, shops and residential apartments were destroyed and an equal number of buildings suffered massive damages when a huge fire...
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