Fires

Authorities in North Carolina say a children’s book, likely with a lithium battery, is to blame for a fire inside a vehicle that occurred Sunday when no one was in the car.

A massive fire at a storage barn in Woodstock with the smoke visible from 50 miles away is under control. No injuries or animal casualties have been reported.

A massive fire has broken out in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood, the smoke was so intense it was registering on the Doppler radar

A massive fire has broken out in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood, bringing dozens of fire vehicles and other first responders to the scene.

The massive fire closed multiple lanes and caused reduced visibility in others, according to officials

Retired UFC fighter Mark Coleman was in an induced coma in intensive care after he rescued his parents from a house fire in Toledo, Ohio, early Tuesday.

Nearby boaters assisted with the rescue after passengers jumped into the water to escape the fire near Glen Canyon National Park.

Hanoi police said some entire families were killed in the blaze, which broke out just before midnight Tuesday and wasn’t put out until Wednesday morning in the nine-story building in Vietnam’s capital.

A fire in a nine-story apartment building in Vietnam’s capital killed at least 10 people, including four children, and injured more than 50.

At least 73 people are dead and dozens more injured after a fire ripped through a five-story building in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Firefighters in Canada captured video of a fire whirl over Gun Lake, Canada, on Aug. 17 in the Downton Lake fire.

The wildfires have damaged hundred of homes and burned at least 25,000 acres.

The fast-moving wildfires that raked Maui this week will take a heavy toll on the environment.

A person was almost struck by a piece of debris while riding on a scooter through a neighborhood in flames in Lahaina, Hawaii.

Fire whirls, or firenados, form during wildfires and are quite a sight to see. Here’s what you need to know.

Fires are raging across the Italian island of Sicily, prompting evacuations and threatening drivers.

A 911 dispatcher in Wisconsin answered a call about a house fire. She was shocked when she learned it was her own home.

Firefighters rescued four people and at least one dog from a major apartment fire in downtown Portland on Tuesday before they were ordered to fall back.