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Two tiny homes set on fire: Big lessons for everyone
Two tiny homes in Sacramento are intentionally set on fire to teach lessons about protecting against wildfire. Chris Chmura reports.
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Two tiny homes set on fire: Big lessons for everyone
NBC Bay Area Responds got a front-row seat to an eye-opening display of the power of a wildfire — to destroy your home. Firefighters, engineers, and insurance companies are hoping the display inspires you to reduce your fire risk — and helps you keep your home insurance.
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Officials say 2 people are still missing after a Spanish nightclub fire killed 13 others
Authorities in a southern Spanish city say two people believed to have been in a nightclub where 13 others died in a fire are still missing.
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Boat caught fire at Lake Powell
A boat with 29 people on board caught on fire near Glen Canyon National Park.
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Johannesburg building fire leaves more than 70 people dead in South Africa, authorities say
A nighttime fire ripped through a rundown five-story building in Johannesburg that was occupied by homeless people and squatters, killing at least 73 people early Thursday
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WATCH: Southwest plane shoots out flames after takeoff – forcing emergency landing in Houston airport
A Southwest Airlines plane returned to a Houston airport soon after takeoff after flames were seen coming out of the engine Tuesday
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As death toll from Maui wildfire reaches 96, effort to find and identify the dead is just beginning
Authorities are warning that the effort to find and identify the dead in the Maui wildfire is just beginning. The blaze that razed a historic town and killed at least 96 people is already the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century.
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Air quality advisory extended for parts of Bay Area after Port of Oakland fire
An air quality advisory has been issued for the East Bay Wednesday following a fire at the Port of Oakland, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District said. Bob Redell reports.
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Sherwin-Williams paint plant in Texas catches fire
A massive fire and multiple explosions reported at Sherwin-Williams paint plant in Garland overnight Monday.
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Crews battle 4-alarm structure fire in San Francisco
Firefighters were battling a four-alarm structure fire Tuesday morning in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley neighborhood, according to the SF Fire Department.
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Five people, including 2 juveniles killed in house fire in rural North Carolina
Authorities say people were killed in a house fire in rural North Carolina. The Harnett County Sheriff’s Office told news outlets that the cause of Sunday’s fire in the Broadway community was under investigation.
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Woman Killed in NY House Fire After Going Back Inside to Save Dog
A family coming together to attend a Long Island funeral for a loved one must now prepare for another one, after a woman was killed in a devastating overnight house fire after she went back inside in an effort to save her beloved dog.
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Ferry Fire Leaves 31 Dead, at Least 7 Missing in the Southern Philippines
A ferry carrying about 250 passengers and crew caught fire in the southern Philippines and a governor says 31 people died. The victims either drowned or died in the blaze and were discovered later.
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Seven Dead in Explosion at Chocolate Factory in West Reading
All missing persons have been accounted for bringing the death toll to seven after an explosion at a chocolate factory in West Reading, Pennsylvania, late Friday afternoon.
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Officials Urge Evacuation Near Train Derailment, Fearing Explosion
Officials monitoring the smoldering, tangled wreckage of a train derailment in Ohio have warned hundreds of nearby residents who had declined to evacuate to do so immediately, citing concerns about a potential explosion.
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Suspect Seen on Camera Throwing Molotov Cocktail at NJ Temple Arrested: FBI
The man allegedly seen on video in a ski mask lighting a Molotov cocktail and throwing it at the front door of a New Jersey synagogue has been arrested, the FBI and spokesperson for the temple said.
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More Than a Dozen Kids Hurt After E-Bike Battery Sparks Fire at NYC Daycare Center
A lithium-ion battery from an e-bike sparked the devastating fire at a Queens daycare center that hurt more than a dozen kids, one of them critically, officials say, marking the latest in a series of blazes linked to such units. The fire broke out in the middle of Wednesday afternoon in the basement of what appeared to be a duplex…
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House Fire Kills 4 Children, Injures 2 Others in Iowa
A house fire left four children dead and two people injured in northern Iowa.
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California Fire Officials Investigating If Meteorite Caused House Fire
Investigators are looking into whether a meteorite caused of a house fire in Northern California.