MASON, Texas (AP) — A suspect has been arrested been taken into custody following a massive fire that destroyed all but the rock outer walls of an 111-year-old Texas courthouse, an official says. The fire at the Mason County Courthouse …
A federal appellate court on Friday affirmed the conviction of an Indiana man who set fire to seven homes in a rural mobile home park over a nine-year period and collected more than $600,000 in insurance money. A panel of …
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Fire investigators looking into what caused a wildfire that killed four people in far Northern California have taken possession of equipment belonging to Pacific Gas and Electric, the utility has reported. PG&E said in a filing …
Vermont fire investigators say Lyndonville fire that destroyed a farmhouse and a nearby garage started because a pail of hot fireplace ashes was left too close to the house. The Jewell Hill Road house and adjacent garage with an upstairs …
Fire investigators in Henderson, Nev., are probing a two-alarm blaze that destroyed more than 32 apartment units and caused about $1 million in damage before dawn at a construction site in the Green Valley area. Henderson fire investigators say the …
Fire investigators say the circumstances surrounding a blaze that damaged a doctor’s office outside Atlanta, Ga., are considered suspicious. Gwinnett County fire officials say they’re still working to determine the exact cause of the Sunday morning fire at Atlanta GYN-OB, …
Fire investigators say a dog inadvertently turned on a stove and started a fire that destroyed a house in Vancouver, Wash., early Saturday. Capt. David James told the Columbian newspaper reports that investigators believe the dog jumped up looking for …
Fire investigators say a downtown Dallas high-rise hotel has lost electricity but a backup system kicked in after a water leak shorted a power supply. Officials say no injuries were reported early Wednesday at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, which remained …