Relatives of the 100 people who died in a 2003 Rhode Island nightclub fire cried and held each other last Saturday during the unveiling of a so-called satellite memorial to their loved ones, capping a month in which a yearslong …
The presence of portable, medical oxygen in the home has grown over the past decade — and so has the need for education about the fire hazards associated with its use, according to Tennessee’s insurance commissioner. Medical oxygen adds a …
Fire investigators say a woman making a late night snack of french fries sparked a fire in a Pittsfield, Maine, apartment building that left 12 people homeless. The fire, which started last Saturday night, began when a woman in a …
Cooking fires continue to far exceed most home-related fires, and they are more expensive to repair, according to a new study from Nationwide Insurance. Fires that start on the stove outpace appliance, fireplace, smoking, candle or furnace fires, the study …
Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) remind homeowners that Fire Prevention Week is October 7-13. The theme this year is, “Have Two Ways Out!” This year, Commissioner Hudgens and fire personnel …
The owner of the site of a 2003 nightclub fire that killed 100 people is donating the land for a permanent memorial, bringing an end to a yearslong effort to secure the site of The Station fire by families of …
The father of one of the 100 people who died in a 2003 Rhode Island nightclub fire is asking the state to take by eminent domain the land where the nightclub once sat so a memorial can be built. Dave …
A new fire safety rule is taking effect in Massachusetts.State Fire Marshal Stephen Coan says that, starting September, there’s a ban on wood landscaping mulch within 18 inches of the base of wood- or vinyl-sided buildings.
Broussard, La., officials say the city’s fire department will continue to respond to calls in rural Lafayette Parish, but city-parish government’s nonpayment for that service ultimately might put lives and property at risk. The Advocate reports that information was contained …
A Vermont fire chief says there’s been an increase in chimney fires because of the warmer weather. Townshend Fire Chief Doug Winot says two fires over the weekend were apparently caused by clogged chimneys. He tells the Brattleboro Reformer that …
