A 15-year-old student in Bokaro has ingeniously developed a home-based early-warning system for forest fires. Using sensors, her invention triggers a siren, alerting villagers and authorities to ...

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The death toll from a fire in a Hong Kong apartment complex has risen to 146 HONG KONG -- The death toll in Hong Kong's apartment complex blaze rose to 146 on Sunday as investigators discovered more ...

Residents in more than 120 condominium buildings in San Francisco have received some unwelcome news. They city is now requiring them to add fire sprinklers to their units – a job with a massive price ...

A fire broke out inside a restaurant at the Palisades Center mall in Rockland County, prompting a large response from firefighters from multiple departments. According to the West Nyack Fire ...

Investigators are searching for the cause of a fire that engulfed an under-construction apartment project in Lehi, Utah, south of Salt Lake City. The 304-unit multi-family complex, called Alta Vista, ...

Baltimore firefighters battled a massive, 4-alarm fire in the city's Remington neighborhood Friday afternoon, prompting nearby residents to evacuate. Crews responded to the 400 block of W 23rd Street ...

Firefighters quickly contained a smoky fire Thursday afternoon at a Bethlehem Township store. Township firefighters were dispatched about 2:15 p.m. to Heights Market & Deli at 10th Street and ...

Fire crews responded Thursday afternoon to a fire at a popular deli in Bethlehem Township. It was reported at 2:13 p.m. at Heights Market & Deli, 1811 10th St. at Freemansburg Avenue, according to a ...

A Hagerstown man has been charged with arson for allegedly setting multiple fires in his apartment. The fire at the Potomac Towers high-rise building led to the evacuation of nearly 200 residents. The ...

As many as seven trucks manned by volunteers hit the streets every time Greensburg Fire Department gets a call for an automatic fire alarm. They race to an address, not knowing what they’re going to ...