US Investigates Fire Reports in Chevy Bolt Electric Vehicles October 14, 2020 DETROIT — The U.S. government’s road safety agency is investigating complaints that the Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle can catch fire....
Mechanical Problems Likely Cause of Industrial Plant Fire October 13, 2020 TACOMA, Wash. — Mechanical problems at a Tacoma industrial plant are the likely cause for a fire that triggered explosions...
Arkema, Executives Acquitted of Charges From 2017 Chemical Fire October 1, 2020 HOUSTON, Oct 1 — A Texas judge on Thursday acquitted the U.S. arm of French chemical maker Arkema SA and...
Sri Lanka Names Captain of Oil Tanker a Suspect In Fire September 18, 2020 By Bharatha Mallawarachi COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A Sri Lankan magistrate on Thursday ordered the captain of an oil tanker that caught fire...
Huge Fire Breaks Out at Beirut Port a Month After Explosion September 11, 2020 By Zeina Karam and Hassan Ammar BEIRUT — A huge fire broke out Thursday at the Port of Beirut, sending up a thick column of black...
Sri Lanka Assessing Environment Damage From Oil Tanker Fire September 8, 2020 By Bharatha Mallawarachi COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s government is sending scientists to determine whether a three-day fire on a giant oil...
Blaze Breaks Out Again on Oil Tanker Off Sri Lanka, Cargo Area Intact September 4, 2020 By Arjuna Ranawana and Nidhi Verma COLOMBO/NEW DELHI — A new fire broke out on a supertanker carrying about 2 million barrels of oil in the...
Riot Declared as Fire Burns in Portland Police Union Offices August 10, 2020 By Martha Bellisle and Gillian Flaccus PORTLAND, Ore. — A fire inside a police union building led authorities in Portland, Oregon, to declare a riot and...
U.S. Refining Capacity Poised For First Big Drop in Nearly a Decade August 5, 2020 By Laura Sanicola and Erwin Seba NEW YORK/HOUSTON — U.S. oil refining capacity this year could decline by the largest amount in nearly a decade as...
Murder, Arson Charges Filed Against Man in Seattle Fire August 3, 2020 SEATTLE — A deadly fire that sent people jumping from a fourth-floor window at an apartment building-turned motel in Seattle...