Rain 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 ArticleFast-racing flames at apartments highlight construction debate
ST. LOUIS • Less than an hour after firefighters arrived on the scene of a blaze at a Central West End apartment building Tuesday night, they were forced to evacuate as the top floor of the four-story...
View Article5 firefighters hurt battling blaze that destroyed Mpls. church
At least five firefighters were injured and taken to a hospital Sunday night after battling a blaze that destroyed a historic church in south Minneapolis. Late Sunday night, the cause of the fire that...
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 ArticleFast-racing flames at St. Louis apartment building highlight construction debate
ST. LOUIS • Less than an hour after firefighters arrived on the scene of a blaze at a Central West End apartment building Tuesday night, they were forced to evacuate as the top floor of the four-story...
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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