North Carolina recorded 159 civilian fire deaths in 2025, reversing a downward trend. State Fire Marshal Brian Taylor says prevention efforts have been pinched by a delay in federal funding.

A block of flats was evacuated as six fire crews attended reports of smoke at the high-rise town centre building. The incident at the Icon flat block on Southernhay saw a major emergency response with ...

HONG KONG, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Hong Kong proposes to spend about HK$4 billion ($512 million) to buy out the owners of homes in a high-rise housing complex ravaged by a massive fire that killed more ...

Corey Smedley tells why his department adopted the use of floor-below nozzles and smoke curtains for battling fires in unsprinklered high-rise residential buildings. Research that was conducted by the ...

Honolulu firefighters extinguished a high-rise building fire in an 11th-floor unit at 400 Hobron Lane in Waikiki Tuesday afternoon. The Honolulu Fire Department received a 911 call at 2:44 p.m. and ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Honolulu firefighters worked to put out a fire at a high-rise condominium in Waikiki on Tuesday afternoon. The Honolulu Fire Department received a 911 call about a building ...

THE SCENE WHERE CREWS ARE STILL ACTIVE. CAITLIN JESSICA. GOOD AFTERNOON. WE’RE HERE AT THE COVE HOTEL IN SALEM. CREWS CONTINUE TO PUT OUT THIS FIRE THAT STARTED IN ONE HOTEL ROOM AND THEN SPREAD TO ...

WASHINGTON - Nine residents were displaced after a fire broke out early Monday in a 10‑story high‑rise in Northeast Washington, officials said. The fire was reported just before 2 a.m. in the 1400 ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Temperatures settled in the single digits overnight as D.C. firefighters battled a fire at an apartment building in Northeast left multiple people displaced. Minutes after 1 ...

Nine residents were displaced after a fire broke out early Monday in a 10‑story high‑rise in Northeast Washington, officials said. Turning Point alternative Super Bowl halftime show draws millions ...