Avoid Starting a Fire While Grilling this Memorial Day
Fuse(NEW YORK) — Fire officials are warning folks to remember proper grill safety when lighting up the barbecue this Memorial Day Weekend.
David Cherrone, Fire Marshall for Clay Township, outside of South Bend, Ind., says a common mistake is grilling …
Limousine Fire Kills Five
iStockphoto(SAN FRANCISCO) — Five people were killed and four others injured when a limousine caught fire late Saturday on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge.
The victims were all women in their thirties to forties on their way to a bachelorette party. The …
Ga. Fire Engulfs Home, Takes Lives of Woman, Four Children
Hemera Technologies/Thinkstock(NEWNAN, Ga.) — A woman and four children died in a blazing fire that engulfed a single-story brick home in Newnan, Ga., early Saturday morning.
Alonna McCrary, 28, along with two of her children, Eriel McCrary, 5, and Ni…
More than a Dozen Injured in Kansas City, Mo., Gas Explosion
Ablestock.com/Thinkstock(KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — More than a dozen people were injured after a natural gas explosion ripped through a popular downtown restaurant in an upscale section of Kansas City, Mo.Witnesses say the huge fireball, which engulfed an e…
Brazil Nightclub Fire: Police Arrest Three in Santa Maria
EduAndrade/LatinContent/Getty Images(SANTA MARIA, Brazil) — Brazilian authorities have arrested three people in connection to the fire that killed more than 230 people and injured hundreds at a nightclub in Santa Maria, Brazil, this weekend.The owner …
Over 200 People Dead in Brazil Night Club Fire
Hemera Technologies/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Over 200 people are reportedly dead after a fire broke out in a night club in Santa Maria, Brazil.Eyewitnesses described a scene of terror with people trying to fight their way out through thick smoke and wha…
Seattle Commuter Bus Bursts into Flames
KOMO/ABC News(SEATTLE) — A commuter bus burst into flame on Interstate 5 in Seattle during the heart of the morning commute Friday, but the fire department said the driver’s quick thinking helped prevent deaths or injuries.“The bus driver …
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Catches Fire After Landing in Boston
ABC News(BOSTON) — A fire broke out on an empty Boeing 787 Dreamliner jet in Boston’s Logan Airport after a non-stop flight from Tokyo, prompting more safety concerns about the new plane since its 2011 release.The incident occurred Monday morning when…
Three Dead in San Jose Apartment Fire
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(SAN JOSE, Calif.) — An apartment fire in San Jose, California left a woman, man and child dead late Saturday night, The San Jose Mercury News reports. The blaze reportedly broke out just after 11 p.m. in the 3600 block of Bridge…
Marines Move to Fire Clothes Company After Deadly Factory Fire
STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The United States Marine Corps is acting to terminate its agreement with a North Carolina clothing manufacturer that was believed to be making clothing with American military logos and slogans in a Bangladesh fact…
Factory Workers: We Were Locked In As Flames Spread
STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images(DHAKA, Bangladesh) — More survivors of the factory fire in Bangladesh that killed more than 100 garment workers this weekend have told human rights and international labor groups they were actually locked in by security gates…
$1,200 a Life: Clothing Company Pays Peanuts to Families of Factory Fire Victims
STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A company that makes clothes for Sean Combs’ clothing brand ENYCE and other U.S. labels reassured investors that a factory fire that killed 112 people over the weekend would not harm its balance sheet, and also pl…
Fire Kills 112 Workers in Bangladesh Making Clothes for US Brands
STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images(DHAKA, Bangladesh) — The 100-plus workers who died in a fire late Saturday at a high-rise garment factory in Bangladesh were working overtime making clothes for major American retailers, including Walmart, according to worker…
Two Questioned in Connection with Indiana Neighborhood Blast
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana authorities have made an apparent break in their investigation into who triggered the massive explosion that killed two people and leveled some of an Indianapolis neighborhood earlier this month.”Our inve…
Sick Pig Blamed For House Fire
AMMON – A sick pig may have been the one to cause a house fire Tuesday. Officials said the fire started at 7 a.m. at a home on Lincoln Road when a pig knocked over a heat lamp in the garage. The family, the pig and other animals were able to make it out safely. [...]
Authorities Probe Cause of Indianapolis Explosion
File photo. iStockphoto/Thinkstock(INDIANAPOLIS) — Two days after a massive explosion in Indianapolis’ Southside area left two people dead and dozens of homes destroyed, authorities continued their investigation Monday, and shaken residents banded to…
Iranian Fighter Jets Fire on US Predator Drone
File photo. U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter(WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon disclosed Thursday that an unarmed U.S. military Predator surveillance drone was fired at by Iranian military jets last week in international airspace over t…
Hospital Fire in North Carolina Kills One, Injures Three
Comstock/Thinkstock(DURHAM, N.C.) — A fire at a hospital in central North Carolina early Tuesday morning has left one patient dead and three others injured, a fire official tells ABC News.According to Chief Willie Hall of the Durham Fire Department, t…
Alleged Gas Thief Catches Fire, Crashes Truck
Mitch Drum/ABC News(MESA, Ariz.) — A man has been hospitalized in Mesa, Ariz., after he caught fire and the truck he was driving crashed into a home as he fled from allegedly siphoning gas from someone’s car, police said.Surveillance footage tak…
Fires Rage in Storm-Ravaged New Jersey Shore Town
ABC News(MANTOLOKING, N.J.) — A New Jersey shore town that suffered severe damage during superstorm Sandy is fighting a huge fire Wednesday morning after an apparent gas-main explosion.The cut-off barrier island of Mantoloking, N.J., was beset by a la…