FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Firefighters expect to have a Madera County wildfire fully contained by Tuesday. The blaze broke out Sunday afternoon in Yosemite Lakes along road 400 and sandy beach drive. Flames have burned 91 acres...

DHAKA: Bashundhara City, the 12th-largest shopping mall in the world, on Tuesday organized a fire fighting drill as part of its plan to check the level of preparedness to face emergencies. The Directorate of Fire Service and...

The German city of Hamburg likely avoided a major technological disaster on May 1, when a freighter ship caught fire. It had several tons of radioactive material and explosives among its cargo, it was revealed. It took 200...

Between several stabbings and helping Good Samaritans save a life, Saskatoon police faced the usual hectic pace of a May long weekend. “Overall, it was a typical long weekend,” said Sgt. Ernie Louttit. “Lots of drunk people. It...

PANAMA CITY — A fire that destroyed a detached garage and storage shed at a home on Palmetto Avenue was caused by an electrical short, an investigation by the Panama City Fire Department and State Fire Marshal’s Office determined.

Sophie Lowery, Newstalk ZB May 21, 2013, 4:56 pm A mother and child have survived a house fire in Gisborne after the two-year-old girl raised the alarm. Emergency services were called to a house on Delatour Road around midday....

When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial one more time, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after her conviction: She would rather be executed...

A SEVEN-year-old saved his family from a fire after smelling the smoke and waking his dad in Hyde. The family might not have otherwise been alerted to the blaze as their home did not have smoke alarms. Firefighters from Hyde...

When disaster strikes, search and rescue robots could save lives by finding and retrieving people buried under rubble. But designing robots that can descend rapidly through unstable and uneven rubble has proved to be a...

A DRUG addict put hundreds of lives at risk when he chopped up a door and started a bonfire to cook bacon and eggs.Fire crews in breathing apparatus rushed to the 13th-storey flat, in Great Thornton Street, west Hull, after...

ROSE CREEK, MN — Fire crews in southern Minnesota had to respond to a different type of emergency today. Fire Fighters were busy pumping out water from the storm sewers in Rose Creek and Adams. This morning, we caught up with...

An early-morning fire on Saturday rips through a Monterey apartment complex, leaving several people without a home. Local disaster relief organizations said donations aren't coming in like they used to.

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Firefighters doused a fire that destroyed a shed and damaged a residence at 336 Center St. this afternoon, displacing one resident. Assistant Fire Chief Danny Harkenreader said a lawn tractor someone was...

An out building on Highway 101 near milepost 241 burned to the ground Sunday afternoon. It was first reported at 4:30 p.m. by a passing motorist. Officials say the property owner had been burning vegetation in a small pile, but...

Mid afternoon storm on Sunday causes problems in Cass county. Lightning, strong winds and hail hit the Plattsmouth area about 3:30pm. 1.25 inch hail was reported by law enforcement at 3:33pm. Reports of trees and tree limbs...

Hillsdale (WQOW) - More than 2 years after an arson fire destroyed a Barron County church, members now have a new house of worship. The fire in 2010 destroyed the New Scandinavia Lutheran Church in Hillsdale. The church was 135...

Clashes erupted yesterday in eastern Congo between government troops and a rebel group believed to be backed by neighbouring Rwanda, the first fighting between the groups since the M23 rebels overtook and later retreated from...

Emergency service personnel attended the scene of a collision today [May 20] on Mission Road in Paget involving a motorcycle and a truck, and the male motorcyclist was taken to hospital to receive treatment for serious leg...

VALLEJO, Calif. (KGO) -- At least 20 people had to leave their homes after a fire destroyed two apartment units and damaged several others. A man is alive because of the quick-thinking and heroics of firefighters and neighbors....

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) is to disconnect all illegal electrical connections within markets in Accra as part of measures put in place by the assembly to curb the frequent incidence of fire outbreaks.

The writer has posted comments on this article NEW DELHI: A major portion of a four-storey residential building in central Delhi's Sadar Bazaar area collapsed on Monday evening, police said. Constable Dhanraj showed exemplary...

BLOODLUST Bloodlust focuses on ranged combat using a stacking mechanic. Hitting enemies adds stacks of Bloodlust, maxing out at 100. If you don’t deal damage for a few seconds, stacks start to decay. The skills in the Bloodlust...

Photo: Rail line shut as fire ravages bowling club (ABC Mid North Coast News) The rail line into Newcastle was shut for more than two hours this morning after a fire in an old bowling club at Wickham. The fire broke out in the...

Published: 21 May 13 07:28 CET | Print version Cars were engulfed in flames on Monday night and youths clashed with police in the north-western "Six people have been arrested," police spokesman Mats Eriksson told the TT news...

Published Tuesday, 21 May 2013 The name of a man who died in a Belfast flat fire has been released. He was 63-year-old Patrick Williams. Mr Williams was rescued from the top floor flat in University Street by emergency services...

Weather: Adelaide 12°C - 18°C . Rain developing. Burnt toddler Ashley Farr showing signs of recovery after Elizabeth Park house fire Matt Farr with daughters Mia and Leah shortly after fire destroyed their Elizabeth Gardens...

A jawan of the Sashastra Seema Bal allegedly killed two personnel in Kishtwar early Tuesday morning, CNN-IBN reported. Two SSB jawans identified as Narinder Singh (48) and Veer Singh (40) were shot dead while two others were...

Ewing firefighters extinguished a fire on Browning Avenue early this morning. Google Maps EWING — Firefighters in the township who just months ago felt the effects of too little water when a house burned to the ground had the...

CALGARY- A desperate search is underway for a beloved pet, following a two-alarm fire that destroyed two homes over the weekend. Fire broke out in the southwest community of Roxboro early Saturday morning, gutting one home...

A candle is believed to be the cause of a fire that has destroyed the old Morrow Park Bowling Club at Wickham. The blaze broke out in the Railway Lane building, which was being used as an art and music studio, just before...