A fire at the Big Stone Hutterite Colony near Sand Coulee, Mont., destroyed nearly $80,000 worth of hay and the steel barn where it was stored. Colony secretary/treasurer Andy Wurz tells the Great Falls Tribune the fire was spotted in …
Officials say a blaze blamed on illegal fireworks has destroyed a southeast Portland, Ore., home. Portland Fire and Rescue says the fire occurred late Friday night and was one of several in the city caused by illegal fireworks. Officials say …
A youth dance group in central Indiana is worried about the future of its Christmas season performances of “The Nutcracker” after the show’s costumes were destroyed in a fire. The insurance company for the troupe’s cleaner has ruled that about …
A former eastern Pennsylvania home of race car driver Mario Andretti has been gutted by a fire. The state police fire marshal says the blaze was accidentally sparked by a hot lawnmower parked among combustible materials in the garage. Andretti …
Firefighters say a barn fire in Williamstown, Vt., was likely caused by a heating unit problem. The barn was filled with animals, which were moved in time from the fire earl Monday. No one was hurt, but the barn is …
A massive fire in a Cincinnati suburb has destroyed a 10,000-square-foot mansion, leaving behind only a charred frame. Lt. Jim Gilligan of the Madeira and Indian Hill Joint Fire District tells The Cincinnati Enquirer it took firefighters about seven hours …
When and whether a vehicle involved in a collision is considered to be “totaled” for first-party insurance purposes is an issue of great angst and confusion for most consumers. We hear horror stories about older, functioning automobiles being “totaled” simply …
Three buildings were a total loss in Friday’s blaze that damaged several businesses, apartments and a mosque in an older part of downtown Winona, Minn., Fire Chief Curt Bittle said. Bittle told reporters the fire apparently began in the Winona …
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, after a prolonged period of above average temperatures in Central Europe, several severe hail events were triggered on the 27th and 28th of July, ahead of a low pressure system named Andreas. On …
Satisfaction with the auto claims experience held steady in the second quarter of 2013, compared with the first quarter. Small improvements in satisfaction with repairable claims were offset by significant declines in satisfaction among total loss claimants, according to the …