The local police said that their preliminary toll was about 40 dead, with roughly 115 injured, in the early morning blaze at a bar in the resort town of Crans-Montana. Dozens of people were killed and ...

CQUniversity Australia provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Fire is an ancient technology that has helped shape human evolution. Our ancestors used fire for safety, cooking and ...

Hong Kong — The death toll from a fire that tore through a Hong Kong residential complex climbed to 128 on Friday as more bodies were found in the blackened towers, authorities said. Meanwhile, ...

Police in Hong Kong have arrested three men from a construction company on suspicion of manslaughter in connection with a blaze that has killed at least 94 people and left hundreds of others missing ...

Dark smoke was rising nearly 24 hours after the blaze engulfed the apartment complex. More than 270 people were still missing. Smoke billowing from a housing complex in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district on ...

A fire that erupted Friday evening on a cargo ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles — requiring more than 180 firefighters to battle the blaze — is now “substantially contained,” according to a news ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Authorities have arrested a suspect in the Palisades fire after a nine-month investigation into the blaze that ...

More details about the start of one of Los Angeles County's deadliest and most destructive wildfires on record emerged Wednesday when authorities announced an arrest in the January Palisades Fire.

FOUR. NEXT THING I KNOW, FIREFIGHTERS ARE GOING UP THE STAIRS TO THE UPPER FLOORS AND THEY’RE BANGING ON THE DOORS LETTING EVERYONE KNOW YOU GOT TO GET OUT. A MASSIVE FIRE ON THE ROOF, FORCING DOZENS ...

A fire burning near Silverado Trail wineries prompted evacuation orders in Napa County. Related Articles New study reveals wildfire smoke linked to staggering 24,100 deaths annually in the U.S.

The Gifford fire in central California has burned more than 100,000 acres as of Friday, becoming the state's largest blaze of the year so far. Newsweek has contacted the California Department of ...