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Statistics Show No Children Died in Oregon Fires in 2012

Oregon fire officials are pleased there wasn't a single death of a child in the 22 people who died in fires in the state in 2012. However, any fire death is one too many, they say.

News • March 22nd, 2013
Unstable Debris Delays Tenn. Fire Investigation

Investigators are combing through the remains of the defunct and now burned Industrial Belting & Supply Co. in Knoxville looking for the cause of the blaze that destroyed the building.

News • March 22nd, 2013
Detroit Family Stays in Burned Home to Protect It

A family has decided to stay in a home damaged by a fire that started in an empty neighboring building for fear someone will rob and burn what little they have remaining.

News • March 22nd, 2013
Woman, Man Perish in Louisiana House Fire

A man and woman, who was retired school teacher, were pronounced dead at the scene of a house fire in St. Mary Parish.

News • March 22nd, 2013
Fire Ravages Florida Catholic Church

The All Saints Catholic Mission church sustained about $60,000 in smoke and water damage, mostly to its interior, after a fire broke out in the structure.

News • March 22nd, 2013
Fire Destroys Orlando Fifties-Themed Diner

Firefighters in Orlando are trying to determine what started a fire that destroyed the 5 & Diner, a 1950s-themed diner Friday morning.

News • March 22nd, 2013
Ill. Firefighters Retrieve Cremation Urn After Fire

Troy, Illinois firefighters were able to retrieve the ashes of a woman's late husband, who died three months ago, that were kept on a mantle in a home heavily damage by fire.

News • March 21st, 2013
Detroit Crews Battle Blaze, Consumes Three Homes

Extra personnel and apparatus were summoned to a fire on Detroit's northwest side that consumed three homes.

News • March 21st, 2013
Seven-Alarm High-Rise Fire in Pittsburgh Claims Life

Pittsburgh firefighters found a body on the fifth floor of an apartment building in the Shadyside area of the city during the seven-alarm firefight.

News • March 21st, 2013
Tenn. Firefighters Say Fire in Business Was Set

A large building, housing two businesses, was intentionally burned in Knoxville, say fire investigators.

News • March 21st, 2013
Arsonist Torches N.C. Police Undercover Vehicle

A Dodge Caravan, used by undercover Wilmington police, was burned beyond recognition in a fire that investigators say was set.

News • March 21st, 2013
Ind. Townhouses Destroyed as Fire Tears Through Attic

A fire in a Jeffersonville townhouse complex displaced seven families and heavily damaged several units.

News • March 21st, 2013
N.Y. Residents Escape Fire That Injured Firefighter

A firefighter received minor injuries during a house fire in Oakdale that caused significant damage and left two residents scrambling for safety.

News • March 20th, 2013
Fire Erupts at Va. Gas Station After Truck Slams Pumps

Downed wires from an early morning accident may have sparked a fire at gas station in Newport News.

News • March 20th, 2013
St. Louis Boy, 6, Hospitalized After House Fire

The boy was trapped on the first floor during a house fire and was found unconscious by firefighters who 'scooped' him up and delivered him to medics who were standing by to render aid.

News • March 20th, 2013

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