Two bodies found in Stafford fireworks warehouse following blaze
Police release 53-year-old who had been held in connection with incident as joint investigation is launched to find cause of initial explosion ...
View ArticleThis mascot was too flagrant for minor league hockey
Scorch. Has. ARRIVED! pic.twitter.com/WhupSXhidv — Adirondack Flames (@AHLFlames) October 9, 2014 GLENS FALLS, NY — A New York minor league hockey team has doused...
View ArticleReport lays out issues in Houston blaze that killed 4 firefighters
Communication problems between first responders at a 2013 Houston hotel fire and an incomplete assessment of the structure hampered the response to the blaze that killed four firefighters, a state...
View ArticleKathy Van Mullekom: Attract fall's migrating birds to your yard
Last fall, I looked out a window to see a first in my York County yard – a Baltimore oriole. Armed with food I knew he specifically liked, I was out the door with a dish of grape jelly and slices of...
View ArticleForest electric pole project moves ahead
San Diego Gas & Electric’s plan to replace hundreds of miles of electrical equipment that runs through the most fire-prone part of the county — the Cleveland National Forest — is advancing through...
View ArticleFalling into place
In the capable hands of co-owners Matt Hall and Chris Fignar and Executive Chef Jeff Strom, Next Door Kitchen & Bar nails "green" on its reclaimed, locally sourced head. The happy confluence of...
View ArticleTenants, pets escape 2-alarm blaze
OCEANSIDE A two-alarm fire that damaged three Canyon Drive apartments Friday left 40 to 50 tenants displaced, authorities said. The blaze broke out about 2 p.m. in the kitchen of...
View ArticleSt. Louis firefighters battle blaze in multi-family building in Shaw...
A multi-family building in the Shaw neighborhood was extensively damaged by fire late...
View ArticleFive injured in fireworks factory blaze in Stafford
Five people have been treated by ambulance crews after a large blaze broke out at a fireworks factory. Police said emergency services were responding to “an explosion” and fire in Tilcon Avenue,...
View ArticleMan carried from burning home, rescuer reunite
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A central California man carried from his burning home by a good Samaritan in a dramatic rescue caught on video said he froze as the flames exploded and thanked the rescuer as...
View ArticleMinor league hockey team douses Scorch the mascot
GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A New York minor league hockey team has doused its new mascot just days after it was introduced as a...
View ArticlePolice begin fireworks blaze search
Specialist police search teams have begun combing the area near a blaze-damaged fireworks warehouse where two people remain missing. Teams of black-clad officers have been carrying out fingertip...
View ArticleFire crews battle blaze near Burnham
A large fire moving in "multiple directions" has been reported south of Christchurch. A Fire Service spokesman said the fire was reported just before 4pm near Burnham...
View ArticleFirefighters tackle another Southshore Spit blaze
A fire has been reported on Christchurch's Southshore Spit this evening. A Fire Service spokesman said emergency services received "a lot of phone calls"...
View ArticleFiremen gear up to tackle emergencies
NEW DELHI: With the festival of light just a day away, the Delhi Fire Service has made elaborate preparations to deal with any untoward incident. Besides quick reaction teams (QRTs), it has lined %/up...
View ArticleHimachal begins probe into heritage building fire
Shimla, November 02: A probe began Sunday into the fire that left Minto Court, a British era heritage building here, completely damaged, officials said. There was no loss of life. "An inquiry has been...
View Article5 firefighters injured battling large Venice fire
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say five firefighters have been injured while battling a large fire that engulfed a storage facility in...
View ArticleUp to 70 motorcycles destroyed in San Jose blaze
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Authorities say a fire at a San Jose dealership destroyed as many as 70 motorcycles. Fire officials...
View ArticleBlack bears stop for snack in Washington Township, N.J., "guided" back to...
Courtesy of Washington Township Police Department After stopping for a quick snack, a mother bear and her cubs lumbered back into the woods with some coaxing from police in Washington Township, N.J. A...
View ArticleEight firefighters injured in Los Angeles storage 'death trap'
n">(Reuters) - Eight firefighters were injured battling a massive fire at a Los Angeles storage facility filled with combustibles like furniture, artwork, and vinyl records but with no sprinkler...
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