A house in Upper Marlboro was largely destroyed in a massive fire early this morning, the Prince George's County fire department said, but no one was inside the structure and no injuries were reported. The blaze was reported in the 100 ...Read More
KENT, Wash. -- A Kent Fire Department spokesman says Kent police and Boeing officials are investigating the death of a man at the Boeing plant in the south Seattle suburb. Capt. Kyle Ohashi said the unidentified man died Wednesday in ...Read More
Mr Blackburn had been out for a walk when he heard screams
A man who ran into a burning building and rescued a six-year-old boy who was trapped inside has been hailed as a hero by firefighters.
The blaze broke out ...Read More
Chicago, Illinois (CNN) -- Investigators believe that a body found Monday in the Chicago River is that of Michael Scott, president of the Chicago Board of Education, a fire department spokesman said.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office will provide conclusive ...Read More
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean police and fire officers Sunday investigated what caused a blaze that raced through an indoor shooting gallery killing 10 people, including eight Japanese tourists. The fire Saturday occurred in a five-story building in the ...Read More
At least two people have died and seven others have been injured when a series of blasts tore through an arms depot outside the Russian city of Ulyanovsk.
Two firefighters were killed and seven military personnel were injured, Alexei Kuznetsov, a ...Read More
WASHINGTON -- Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West is facing additional weapons and traffic charges in connection to his Sept. 17 arrest in Prince George's County, Md. The 26-year-old West was indicted Tuesday on two counts of carrying a dangerous weapon, two ...Read More
A fire broke out this morning and was threatening homes near the 60 Freeway. According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the fire broke out sometime in the last hour south of the 60 Freeway near Phillips Ranch Road and ...Read More
Engineers tried to stop the leak for 10 weeks before succeeding
An oil rig which has leaked thousands of barrels of oil into the Timor Sea over the last 10 weeks has been plugged, the rig's operators have said.
A massive ...Read More
A massive fire has broken out on an Austalian oil rig and delayed plans to plug the leak that has been spilling oil into the Timor Sea since August.
The blaze started on Sunday when workers began pumping heavy mud into ...Read More
Specialist firefighters have been called in to battle a massive fire that has broken out on a leaking oil rig in the Timor Sea.
The blaze broke out on Sunday as workers on the West Atlas rig were attempting to plug ...Read More
JAIPUR, India - A huge fire at an Indian oil depot that has killed at least six people and injured 150 will be allowed to burn out as firefighters have little hope of dousing it, officials said Friday.
Another six people ...Read More
JAIPUR, India — Indian army troops Friday began efforts to put out a massive fire raging at an oil depot in western India that left at least five people dead, 150 injured and six others trapped, an official said.
"Army soldiers ...Read More
JAIPUR, India (AP) - Indian army troops Friday began efforts to put out a massive fire raging at an oil depot in western India that left at least five people dead, 150 injured and six others trapped, an official said. "Army ...Read More
Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Indian Oil Corp., the nation’ssecond-largest refiner, said a fire at a terminal in Jaipurhasn’t affected output at its refinery in Mathura, whichsupplies fuels to the storage unit through pipeline. “Production at Mathura hasn’t been affected by the ...Read More
A man fined for starting a blaze several days before the most destructive wildfire in South Carolina history has pleaded guilty and will pay $732. Marc Torchi admitted to not notifying officials of a burn and allowing a fire on his ...Read More
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.—A man fined for starting a blaze several days before the most destructive wildfire in South Carolina history has pleaded guilty and will pay $732. Marc Torchi admitted to not notifying officials of a burn and allowing a fire ...Read More
WATSONVILLE, Calif. - Nearly 1,000 firefighters are working to contain a blaze in California's Santa Cruz Mountains, and officials say they made good progress overnight.
The wildfire in the rugged area north of Santa Cruz began around 3 a.m. Sunday and ...Read More
WATSONVILLE, Calif. — California officials say a wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains has prompted mandatory evacuations of about 85 homes. CalFire says more than 200 firefighters are working at the fire that started early Sunday. It says the blaze has blackened ...Read More
SAN JUAN (Reuters) - Authorities in Puerto Rico on Friday ordered the evacuation of hundreds more residents from homes around a huge fire at an oil depot which spewed a column of toxic black smoke into the sky near the ...Read More
