DILLSBORO, Ind. (AP) – A fire heavily damaged buildings at a southeastern Indiana farmers’ co-operative that provides livestock feed, producing flames visible miles away, officials and witnesses said. Thursday’s fire at the Dillsboro branch of the Laughery Valley Ag Co-Op …
A fire in downtown Columbus destroyed a commercial building containing offices and a photo studio and left three firefighters with minor injuries early Sunday. A passerby discovered the fire and called 911 around midnight. When firefighters arrived within minutes, they …
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Prairie fires pushed by tinder-dry conditions and winds topping 60 mph (96 kph) led to evacuations in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa and destroyed homes and injured two firefighters south of Nebraska’s capital city of Lincoln, …
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready is using fire prevention week to encourage policyholders to check on their home heating systems as cooler weather approaches. Proper maintenance protects homes from fire dangers. Fire-related damages resulted in $1.3 billion in claims nationwide …
Fire has destroyed the main lodge at a popular ski resort in northwestern Minnesota. Officials say the main building at Maplelag, which caught fire Monday morning, is expected to be declared a total loss. The cause of the fire near …
Crews from several fire departments were still battling a fire Monday that broke out late last week at a paper mill in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. A spokesman for Resolute Forest Products said the fire, which was producing a dense cloud …
A fast-moving fire damaged one of Philadelphia’s best-known cheesesteak shops early Friday, but authorities say no injuries were reported. Dozens of firefighters and other emergency responders went to Jim’s Steaks on South Street when the fire was reported around 9:30 …
An overnight fire heavily damaged a century-old hardware store and lumber yard that abuts a southern Indiana city’s historic downtown square, authorities said. Firefighters arrived at the scene in Scottsburg after 11 p.m. on March 30 to find heavy flames …
An investigation has begun to determine what caused a fire that badly damaged several buildings in downtown Hastings. Firefighters were called just before 11:30 p.m. March 13 to a report of a fire on the awning of Bert’s Pharmacy. A …
A Chicago brewery was destroyed by a dramatic blaze early Feb. 21 that fire officials believe started in a nearby apartment building. The Twisted Hippo partially collapsed due to the fire which started about 3:30 a.m. in the Albany Park …
