Propane Plant Erupts Into An Inferno

Ohio - A spectacular fire at a Bedford Township propane plant burned one employee, destroyed at least two buildings, blew small propane tanks hundreds of feet into the air, and forced a three-hour evacuation of homes and businesses within a 1 1/2-mile radius. Full Story

Humane Society Needs Help After Devastating Fire

Florida - From small bills to large checks, donations are pouring in as the Jacksonville Humane Society tries to recover from a devastating fire that destroyed the building and killed dozens of...

Four Firefighters Injured - Rescue Squad Hurt

Maryland - Seven patients were transported to area hospitals and trauma centers after two separate collisions on the Capital Beltway in Oxon Hill. The first incident occurred on the Outer Loop,...

Scrapyard May Close After Two Arson Hits

"Scrapyard owner George Charlton fears he may lose his business after it was set alight twice in one week in two suspected arson attacks. The fires broke out at GJ Charlton …"

Tamarac Fire Lieutenant Investigated In Fatal Crash

"Authorities are trying to determine what happened before a career firefighter's SUV struck and killed two brothers walking on State Road 7 early Saturday near Fort Lauderdale. …"

Slow Response Times Reflect Nature Of Volunteer Fire Department Systems

"Brentwood fire officials say they are conducting an internal investigation in the aftermath of a Feb. 2 house fire where three people died, after releasing records showing the …"

Two Children Die In Overnight Fire

"Two young children died early Friday when an early-morning fire swept through their mobile home. The fire started just before midnight at 1700 Bunker Hill, a Lewisville emergency …"

Fatal Fire One Killed

"A man was killed in a house fire in South Memphis early Wednesday despite efforts by Memphis firefighters to save him. Another man inside the house at 623 Walker escaped, but was …"

Fire Brigade Hailed For Progress

"Cleveland Fire Brigade's success in getting women into the service has been praised in a new report. The brigade is one of only five organisations in the North-east to be …"

Building Rages Briefly At Lauderhill Building

"A fire raged briefly this morning at an empty commercial building in Lauderhill, wreathing the air with choking black smoke. The fire, fanned by winter breezes, was at 3800 NW …"

Cow Palace Inn Damaged By Fire

"Five guest rooms at the Cow Palace Inn were damaged by fire Thursday. The blaze, which started in a second-floor room on the north end of the 106-room hotel shortly before 11 …"

Attached Residential Garage Fire In Naugatuck

"Naugatuck Fire Department was dispatched for a working structure fire on Greenwood Street on February 23. First engines reported heavy smoke and fire from the rear of the …"

Morning Fire Destroys Hilltop Market

"Pankaj Patel was helping unload a truck at his Monroe County grocery store Thursday morning when he noticed smoke in the back of the business. He tried to extinguish the blaze …"

Raging Fire Fills Miami Beach Sky With Smoke

"A three-story building on Miami Beach is burning this afternoon, cloaking the skyline with smoke and drawing hundreds of onlookers, including hard-hats, swimsuit-clad beachgoers …"

Boston Fire Department's Ladder Truck Mishap

"A dangerous ladder collapse on a fire call had investigators scrambling to determine what caused the steel structure to fail, but didn't keep other ladder trucks from making runs …"
 

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