WASHINGTON –– Owners of 143,000 recalled Volkswagen Atlas vehicles should not let people sit in front passenger seats until the occupant-detection systems in these vehicles have been fixed, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Tuesday. The …
Qatar has convicted five people, including one of the country’s diplomats, over a mall fire last year that killed 19 people, including 13 children at a daycare center caught in the blaze. Investigators have blamed faulty wiring for the May …
A Springfield, Mo., woman is suing her former landlord over a fire that killed her three children. The Springfield News-Leader reports that Violet Watson is asking in excess of $25,000 in damages in the suit filed this month in Green …
Faulty wiring is being blamed for a fire at a Philadelphia, Pa., warehouse where a string band stores its props for the city’s annual Mardi Gras-like New Year’s Day parade. Fire department Commissioner Lloyd Ayers says Monday’s blaze at the …
Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will recall about 82,200 hybrid SUVs in the U.S. due to computer boards with possible faulty wiring. The car giant said the recall will involve Highlander and Lexus brand hybrid SUVs from its 2006 …