Louisiana's fire safety crisis deepens as fatal house fires surge; many homes still lack functional smoke alarms. Local efforts aim to distribute 10,000 free alarms to save lives.

HONG KONG (AP) — The death toll of Hong Kong’s high-rise apartment blaze rose to 159 on Wednesday, as authorities arrested six people on suspicion of deactivating some fire alarms during maintenance ...

MILLINGTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) - A tragic house fire in Tuscola County claimed the lives of a brother and sister with special needs, while another person remains hospitalized in critical condition.

After Beijing reshaped the political order in Hong Kong in its image, the fire has become a test of how well that new system can govern in a crisis. News Analysis After Beijing reshaped the political ...

LEXINGTON, N.C. (WGHP) — FOX8 has learned that the smoke alarms were not working in a deadly house fire that killed 2 women and a child in Lexington. At around 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, a motorhome on ...

A fire at an empty 10-story building brought firefighters to 300 San Mateo Boulevard around 12:30 p.m. Sunday after smoke was seen coming from the upper floors, an Albuquerque Fire Rescue news release ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The Missouri State University Bears will return to the road on Saturday to face the Kennesaw State Owls. The matchup of 7-3 teams could impact the race for the regular-season ...

ROSELLE, New Jersey (WABC) -- Three dozen displaced residents are now picking up the pieces after a five-alarm fire gutted several homes in Union County, New Jersey on Monday. Tuesday morning, ...

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Firefighters have contained a four-alarm blaze at the Gold Bond Building Products facility in East Baltimore, city fire officials said Wednesday afternoon. Crews were called out to the 2300 block of ...

The January Los Angeles firestorms, which leveled communities on a scale few thought was possible, have left pointed questions and a clamoring for answers that has only grown louder with time.

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