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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Household Danger: Product That Spontaneously Combusts
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Linseed oil, a common wood polish and sealant, can burn your house down in minutes if it’s not handled properly.The product can spontaneously combust and mishandling it can be as simple as tossing some rags and…
Hundreds Die in Pakistan’s Worst-Ever Factory Fire
RIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP/Getty Images(ISLAMABAD) — As many as 300 people were killed in a factory fire in Karachi, Pakistan, on Wednesday in what was believed to be the country’s worst-ever industrial accident.The blaze swept through a textile factory in a…
Hundreds Die in Pakistan’s Worst-Ever Factory Fire
RIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP/Getty Images(ISLAMABAD) — As many as 300 people were killed in a factory fire in Karachi, Pakistan, on Wednesday in what was believed to be the country’s worst-ever industrial accident.The blaze swept through a textile factory in a…
Fire at Tyler Perry’s Studio Caused by ‘Careless Smoking’
Jason Merritt/Getty Images(ATLANTA) — The latest fire at Tyler Perry’s studios in Atlanta was caused by “careless smoking,” according to fire investigators. Currently, no one is facing criminal charges in connection with the incident.Monday’s fire wa…
Another Fire at Tyler Perry’s Atlanta Studios
Jason Merritt/Getty Images(ATLANTA) — A fire broke out at Tyler Perry’s studios in Atlanta on Monday — the second blaze there in four months.A fire department spokeswoman tells The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Monday’s fire was confined to a roo…
Man Charged in Sub Fire that Caused $400M in Damages
The Los Angeles class attack submarine USS Miami (SSN 755) in a file photo. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Kevin K. Langford (WASHINGTON) — A fire that broke out aboard the USS Miami nuclear submarine in May while it was docked…
Man Charged in Sub Fire that Caused $400M in Damages
The Los Angeles class attack submarine USS Miami (SSN 755) in a file photo. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Kevin K. Langford (WASHINGTON) — A fire that broke out aboard the USS Miami nuclear submarine in May while it was docked…
Man Charged in Sub Fire that Caused $400M in Damages
The Los Angeles class attack submarine USS Miami (SSN 755) in a file photo. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Kevin K. Langford (WASHINGTON) — A fire that broke out aboard the USS Miami nuclear submarine in May while it was docked…
Man Charged in Sub Fire that Caused $400M in Damages
The Los Angeles class attack submarine USS Miami (SSN 755) in a file photo. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Kevin K. Langford (WASHINGTON) — A fire that broke out aboard the USS Miami nuclear submarine in May while it was docked…
Scores Dead in Nigerian Fuel Truck Explosion
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LAGOS, Nigeria) — At least 95 people were killed Thursday in Nigeria while siphoning oil from a fuel truck that had crashed on a highway. Authorities say the victims died when the truck exploded.A spokesman for Nigeria&rsq…
Train Derailment in Ohio Sparks Explosion, Prompts Evacuations
Digital Vision/Thinkstock(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — A train in Columbus, Ohio, derailed early Wednesday morning, sparking an explosion and the evacuation of about 100 people near the fire, ABC News affiliate WSYX-TV reports.At least two people have been injur…
How to Use Fire Extinguishers Correctly: Think P.A.S.S.
Sarah Netter/ABC News(NEW YORK) — When Kerri Braun was asked to attend a demonstration on family fire drills recently in Mahwah, N.J., she got quite a surprise when she was given a fire extinguisher and told to put out a blaze right behind her.It took…