Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a stubborn fire that burned through stacks of paper products at neighboring western New York industries. Fire officials tell local media that the blaze was reported around 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the …
A massive fire ravaged a hypermarket-type store Wednesday night on Thailand’s southern resort island of Phuket, sending flames hundreds of feet into the air and forcing the evacuation of nearby residents. No casualties were immediately reported from the blaze, with …
A massive fire tore through a waterfront slum in Nigeria’s megacity of Lagos on Tuesday, burning down dozens of shack workshops and homes. When firefighters didn’t turn up, locals tried in vain to stop the blaze with buckets of water. …
Authorities say about 100 firefighters were needed to fight a massive blaze at an abandoned textile mill in Spartanburg County, S.C. Investigators say the fire that started Saturday night at the vacant Saxon Mill appears to be suspicious. No one …
A corroded pipe that failed and triggered a leak and massive fire at one of California’s largest refineries had walls as thin as a penny in some areas, federal investigators said. U.S. Chemical Safety Board officials said late Tuesday that …
A private hospital in eastern India where dozens of people died in a massive fire failed to update its safety procedures despite being ordered to do so months ago, officials said Saturday. Most of the victims died in their beds …