'Too early' to determine cause of Dunedin blaze
A formal investigation into the cause of yesterday's massive scrub fire near Dunedin will be carried out with an open mind. Otago Rural Fire Authority principal officer Stephanie Rotarangi said it was...
View ArticleChoppers douse Blenheim blaze
More than 40 firefighters and three helicopters are battling a massive blaze on the Wither Hills Farm Park in Blenheim. Marlborough rural firefighters and Blenheim volunteer firefighters were called to...
View ArticleEight firefighters injured in 'death trap' blaze at Los Angeles storage facility
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...
View Article2 firefighters injured in Boston office blaze
BOSTON — Two Boston firefighters suffered minor injuries battling a four-alarm blaze that caused an estimated $3 million in damage to an office building....
View ArticleBlaze burns through Defence Force land
A large fire moving in ‘‘multiple directions’’ south of Christchurch threatened a house and burned through New Zealand Defence Force land before it was brought under control. The fire was reported just...
View ArticleBoy 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 ArticleMan who burst out of burning building engulfed in flames dies
The Brooklyn man who burst out of a burning building engulfed in flames when his basement exploded Tuesday afternoon has died, authorities said. The opening to the basement where Saram ran out...
View ArticleHistoric Tremont City building destroyed by fire
A large, historic building in Clark County was destroyed by a fire that burned for hours early Wednesday morning and had hot spots flaring up during the day. The building on West Main Street in the...
View ArticleDunedin scrub fire no longer a risk
The danger period has passed in the aftermath of a large scrub fire at Woodside near Dunedin on Sunday. Otago Rural Fire Authority principal officer Stephanie Rotarangi said this morning dampening down...
View ArticleFireworks blamed for Marsden Valley blaze
Marsden Valley was ablaze last night as up to 40 firefighters scrambled up steep terrain to try and subdue a fire which spread across five hectares of council forestry block. "It looked like the whole...
View ArticleInvestigators say wiring failure sparked fatal blaze
Wiring in a first-floor apartment installed in the 1930s failed in Lawrence early yesterday morning and began heating the copper tubing that enclosed it, sparking a tragic four-alarm blaze at a...
View ArticleTwo 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 ArticleEscaped steer flees Flemington in 1964 - Almanac Nov. 6, 2014
Today is the 310th day of 2014. There are 55 days left in the year. On this date In 1990: About one-fifth of the Universal Studios backlot in southern California was destroyed in an arson fire. 100...
View ArticleChester County landfill fire has turned into a ‘nightmare’
LOCKHART — The Chester County landfill fire – once believed to be nearly contained – turned into a “nightmare” in its fifth day, emergency officials said Thursday. The Bennett Landfill site near...
View ArticleHours-long Boyle Heights blaze takes 100 firefighters to put out
It took 100 firefighters more than two hours to put out a fire that ripped through a commercial building in Boyle Heights early Thursday, burning four businesses inside. The blaze began after midnight...
View ArticleStafford fireworks explosion: Two men killed by blaze named as customer and...
The two men killed in a fireworks explosion and blaze in Stafford were a customer and worker at the warehouse, police have revealed. Simon Hillier, 41, and Stewart Staples, 57, both from nearby...
View ArticleBuilding engulfed in flames in Tremont City
A large, historic building in Clark County burned for hours this morning in a fire that destroyed the structure. The building on West Main Street in Tremont City...
View ArticleArson eyed in North York townhouse blaze
Police and the Ontario Fire Marshal’s office are probing a suspected arson at a North York townhouse. Toronto Fire crews raced to...
View ArticleVan Nuys man critically injured while rescuing cat from apartment fire
A man suffered life-threatening smoke inhalation injuries today when he went back into his burning Van Nuys apartment looking for his pet cat. Forty-five firefighters responded to the...
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