The deadly blaze in a Bronx apartment building was the second such tragedy at low-income housing in the U.S. this month, highlighting the stubborn link between poverty and deaths from residential fires. “It’s not to say that poverty conditions invariably …
Temperatures are climbing along with the risk of wildfires as a spring heat wave moves into Southern California. Forecasters predict temperatures in the 80s across greater Los Angeles this week, and some spots could see triple digits as the week …
The National Weather Service says warm, dry conditions and gusty winds have increased the chances for wildfires in West Virginia. The weather service says in a news release Sunday that outdoor burning is considered extremely dangerous. The statement says residents …
More than 100 workers, including three Japanese, were injured and at least three were missing in a fire that hit a huge factory south of Manila and sent thousands of employees running to safety, an official said Thursday. The fire …
Fire officials in Rhode Island say water sources that continue to dry up amid ongoing drought conditions in southern New England are raising safety concerns. Tiverton fire Capt. Bruce Reimels tells WLNE-TV the town has just four dry hydrants and …
U.S. auto safety regulators are opening a formal investigation into fire risks in General Motors’ Volt vehicles, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said last Friday. The NHTSA said it was taking the action after re-creation this month of a …
Florida residents in rural areas may be having fire insurance difficulties now that insurers have begun using revised community fire ratings that rate some rural counties a high risk for fire loss. The industry’s Insurance Service Office has assigned new …
