A small community in northwestern Illinois has marked the first anniversary of a damaging fire. Residents of Prophetstown gathered Tuesday for a ceremony to celebrate the first responders and the ground-breaking of a new building downtown. A 79-year-old woman presented …
The Seattle Fire Department says a man using a spray paint can and a lighter to try and kill a spider started a West Seattle fire that caused $60,000 worth of damage. A fire spokesman says no injuries were reported. …
Officials say damages from weekend fire at a Merrill, Wis., manufacturer are estimated at $2 million. Fire Chief Dave Savone says the majority of the fire Sunday was found in the metal plating area at Northern Wire. The fire department’s …
A historic fly-fishing ranch near Pecos, N.M., says an electric cooperative’s negligence led to a 2013 wildfire that destroyed thousands of acres of forest, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported Friday. Cow Creek Ranch filed a complaint against the Mora-San …
State officials say a fire in a Madison, Wis., government building in May caused about $15 million in damage. The Madison Fire Department initially estimated the damage at $350,000. But the state Department of Administration released a statement Thursday saying …
The Seattle Fire Department says workers grinding metal caused an accidental fire that damaged an historic Seattle, Wash., home, causing $1.25 million in damage. Fire spokesman Kyle Moore says the Tuesday afternoon attic fire in the city’s Capitol Hill neighborhood …
Orange County, Calif., authorities say nobody was hurt in a fire that gutted a Johnny Rockets restaurant and two other concessions at Knott’s Berry Farm. Fire Authority Capt. Steve Concialdi says the blaze was reported around 2:20 a.m. Wednesday in …
Anchorage fire officials say 13 of 21 fires over the past three weeks are the result of careless disposal of cigarettes. KTUU reports that authorities also have responded to blazes caused by children playing with fires. The Anchorage Fire Department’s …
An overnight fire caused roughly $30,000 damage to a well-known Iowa City restaurant. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports the fire that started in the basement of Hamburg Inn No. 2 was reported shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday. Smoke billowed out …
Fire officials in Austin, Texas, say one man has died and damages are more than $100,000 after a blaze broke out an apartment complex. Name of the victim in the fire early Monday in northeast Austin hasn’t been immediately released. …