NEW HAVEN A state police chemist testified in Superior Court Tuesday that two of four items collected from a Thanksgiving 1996 fire scene in Branford contained flammable liquids. Testimony by Dr. Jack ...

Homeowners who have never had to scramble to find a fire extinguisher or douse a growing fire with a hastily gathered bucket of water might underestimate the risks fire poses. House fires can cause ...

Anyone who cooks knows the agony of accidentally burning food. The smell alone is enough to make you rush to the nearest window and open it. And once the smoke dissipates, you might feel the need to ...

ODOT asks a property owner to remove 'items of extreme concern' under the Freeman Avenue Bridge over U.S. 50, and the city to clean up the storage site beneath the U.S. 127 bridge over I-75.

Combustible materials stored too close to a furnace burst into flames and caused the October rowhouse fire that claimed five lives, Baltimore fire officials said Thursday. Investigators determined ...

CORRECTIONS AND IS NOW IN THE SHELBY COUNTY DETENTION CENTER. A GARBAGE TRUCK EXPLOSION IN OHIO IS PROMPTING RUMPKE LEADERS TO OFFER A WARNING TO CUSTOMERS. WELL, THIS EXPLOSION HAPPENED IN WHITEHALL, ...

Arizona Charlie's along Boulder Highway was evacuated Monday night for a reportedly flammable substance. Around 9:36 p.m., employees found an item they believed was a flammable substance in a hotel ...

Authorities in western Pennsylvania say flammable items that were too close to a space heater could have started an early morning fire that killed a woman. Pittsburgh public safety officials cited the ...