Oil spills in oceans can spell disaster for ecosystems, but options for mitigating them are limited and can come with their own environmental challenges. A new "fire tornado" from Texas A&M University ...

A vegetation fire broke out in Arvada, Colorado, near the intersection of Colorado Highways 93 and 72 shortly before 8:50 a.m. Saturday. Crews from Coal Creek Canyon Fire and Arvada Fire responded to ...

A major fire broke out at a Pennsylvania hospital center the night of Feb. 4, prompting evacuations of patients and staff as crews battled the flames. Firefighters found the fire taking over the roof ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A large fire broke out at Elm Hill Marina off J. Percy Priest Lake in Nashville Tuesday morning. Crews were called to the marina off Bell Road just before 7 a.m. According to ...

FREDERICK COUNTY, Md. — Firefighters battled a massive fire in Frederick County early Tuesday morning. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Crews with Frederick County Fire and Rescue ...

A Massachusetts man set fire to his home while using a torch to melt ice on his roof, a risky snow-removal technique that has led to several accidents during winter conditions. The man in Milton, ...

Fox Lake firefighters arrived to find one home fully engulfed with flames spreading to neighboring houses. A second alarm brought mutual aid to Fox Lake, where crews used an elevated master stream to ...

A blockbuster lawsuit alleging California and the City of Los Angeles failed to properly extinguish the Lachman Fire, which led to the Palisades Fire, causing 12 deaths and billions of dollars in ...

A massive four-alarm fire tore through a Queens home Monday, killing a woman and injuring eight others, including a young man left fighting for his life, according to local authorities. The raging ...

A fast-moving house fire in Bellmore early Wednesday that spread to a neighboring residence left one man dead, three others injured and both dwellings destroyed, police and fire officials said. The ...

BELLMORE, New York (WABC) -- One person is dead and three others are being treated for smoke inhalation after a fire burned through two Long Island homes and damaged a third early Wednesday morning.

Three boats have sunk after a fire at a marina on Vancouver Island Sunday, according to the local fire department. Firefighters were called to Van Isle Marina in Sidney, B.C., a town of about 12,300, ...