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Death Toll in Taiwanese Golf Ball Factory Fire Rises to 10, Including 4 Firefighters

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Search teams found the bodies of the last three missing people on Sunday at the site of a golf ball factory fire in southern Taiwan, bringing the death toll to 10, according to Taiwanese media reports. …

New Trials for Deadly Virginia Fire Truck Wreck Suit

Two new trials will be held for a lawsuit stemming from a wreck that killed two Rocky Mount volunteer firefighters. Franklin County Judge William Alexander says he failed to allow specific testimony from an expert witness for the plaintiff, along …

A Look at Deadly U.S. Accidents Involving Fire Crews

Here is a look at some of the deadliest U.S. tragedies to have claimed the lives of wildland firefighters, including the 19 killed in an Arizona blaze Sunday: June 30, 2013: Nineteen members of an elite crew are killed in …