Vermont State Police fire investigators say they don’t know what caused a fire that heavily damaged a building in downtown Waterbury, but it’s not considered suspicious. The fire in the Stowe Street building was reported just after 5 a.m. Tuesday. …
Fire officials in Fort Wayne, Ind., are turning their attention to finding what caused a massive blaze that destroyed at least six buildings in an old industrial complex. Firefighters worked through the night to extinguish hot spots after needing more …
Spontaneous combustion causes more than 14,000 fires a year, according to the National Fire Protection Association. That’s why everyone should know about the materials that can cause spontaneous combustion, said Daniel Hogan, an attorney with the law office of Robert …
Federal arson officials now are among nearly three dozen investigators looking into a fire that gutted an historic San Antonio church. The Childress Memorial Church of God in Christ went up in flames Friday. It’s about a mile north of …
Bangladesh’s government is investigating allegations that the sole emergency exit was locked at a garment factory where a fire killed seven women. The fire Saturday at the Smart Export Garment Ltd. factory occurred just two months after a blaze killed …
Investigators looking for the cause of a deadly Indianapolis house explosion got more support for their theory that natural gas was a factor Wednesday when an attorney for the owner of a home at the core of the blast said …
Armstrong Forensic Engineers announced the addition of fire investigation and thermal analysis to its forensic engineering services and the hiring of Senior Consultant Charles O. Funk, Ph.D., P.E., CFEI, CVFI and Lead Research Specialist Jody Ewers, J.D., M.L.I.S. in its …
The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a fire that damaged two public works buildings in Cambridge. Fire Chief Robert Phillips says firefighters were called to the blaze in the 700 block of Leonard Lane about 11:20 p.m. Wednesday. …
Caribbean airline LIAT says investigators are looking into a fire that destroyed one of its hangars, two offices and a Dash 8-300 plane. The carrier says it suffered a significant loss. A Monday statement from the Antigua-based airline says it …
The government is investigating reports of engine fires in the Chevrolet Cruze small car and Jeep Wrangler SUV. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received two reports of fires in the 2011 model year Chevrolet Cruze. In both cases, …