"Nightclubs are not fire-safety friendly places," said Milad Haghani, associate professor of urban resilience and mobility at the University of Melbourne. He noted the danger of flammable soundproofing insulation, commonly found in such disasters.

Noa Bersier went to Le Constellation with friends on a whim. An hour later, he was caught in one of Switzerland’s worst tragedies.

About 40 people were killed and around 119 others injured in a fire at a New Year’s party in a Swiss ski resort bar, according to police.

Around 2:30 p.m. Friday, an Arcata Fire District company that was returning from a medical call noticed a "large amount of smoke" in the downtown area, the department said in a pr

Dave White of Arcata Fire just spoke to the Outpost’ s Ryan Burns and other reporters on scene. Some key points: Firefighters are still uncertain what caused the blaze. There are no known injuries associated with the fire, either among civilians or emergency personnel.

GRANADA HILLS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Students were evacuated Thursday morning as firefighters battled a rooftop fire on a school campus in Granada Hills. The fire broke out just after 10 a.m. at John F. Kennedy High School on Gothic Avenue. The building ...

It's easy to take for granted that with the flick of a lighter or the turn of a furnace knob, modern humans can conjure flames — cooking food, lighting candles or warming homes. For much of our history, archaeologists think, early humans could only make ...

Officials said they were investigating the blaze in the southwestern state of Goa, a popular tourist destination. By Pragati K.B. and Jin Yu Young Pragati K.B. reported from New Delhi. At least 25 people died and six others were injured when a fire tore ...

Ben Bibik lives in Tully. I write as a longtime volunteer firefighter. I am one of the few who has the luxury of working in district that can respond to most of the calls during the daytime hours, sometimes alone, but many times with one or two others.

A fire on Friday at a three-story apartment building in Abington led to five people being displaced and three pets killed. The Abington Fire Department responded at about 2:30 p.m. to the fire at 26 Winthrop St., where they found heavy smoke billowing from the second floor, officials said in a statement.