Dozens dead in New Year's fire at a Swiss Alpine bar
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The fire at a bar in a popular ski resort killed around 40 people and injured more than 100, officials said. The cause was still unknown.
Firefighters responded to three separate structure fires in different parts of Kansas City within two and a half hours Thursday morning.
Asheville firefighters responded to the Biltmore Estate winery Dec. 30 after a transformer caught fire, injuring one person, officials confirmed.
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L.A. City ignored fire safety as it permitted development in high risk areas, lawsuit alleges
A lawsuit filed Dec. 23 provides 75 examples of building plans seemingly in violation of fire safety regulations designed to improve evacuations and firefighter access.
TREMONT, Bronx (WABC) -- At least 19 people are dead, including nine children, in a catastrophic fire that broke out at a high-rise apartment building in the Bronx Sunday, officials said. About 200 firefighters were battling the five-alarm fire that ...
Deadly wildfires in Hawaii, which killed over 100 people and forced thousands to evacuate, were fueled by a mix of land and atmospheric conditions that can create "fire weather." A massive blaze destroyed much of the historic town of Lahaina, on Maui, and ...
A new prescribed burn, called North Main, was initiated today at 7:20 a.m. in Riverside County, California. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. Currently, there are no specifics available regarding the size of area burned or the crew conducting the prescribed fire.
In a bushfire or campfire, it is the glowing soot that we experience as flames. Flames actually extend well above where we can see them. As the soot moves higher up, it cools and emits light in colours that we cannot see, such as infrared light.
Chief Correspondent and Executive Editor, "Eye on America" Jim Axelrod is the chief correspondent and executive editor for CBS News' "Eye on America" franchise, part of the "CBS Evening News." He also reports for "CBS Mornings," "CBS News Sunday Morning ...