Ionization smoke alarms use a battery and two metal plates, called electrodes, to create an electrical circuit. Ions are tiny, electrically charged particles that flow through the circuit and between ...

RICHMOND HILL, Queens (WABC) -- Flames quickly spread between four row houses in Queens overnight, leaving three people injured and several residents forced out of their homes. More than 200 ...

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee has disclosed that an independent panel will be established to determine accountability for last week's fire. The blaze swept across seven high-rise apartment ...

MILLINGTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) - A tragic house fire in Tuscola County claimed the lives of a brother and sister with special needs, while another person remains hospitalized in critical condition.

In Toronto, approximately 60 per cent of fires in single-family residences occurred in homes that did not have a working smoke alarm. Today, the City of Toronto is launching a citywide information ...

The death toll in Hong Kong's apartment complex blaze rose to 146 on Sunday as investigators discovered more bodies in the burned-out buildings. A steady stream of people placed bouquets of flowers at ...

Hong Kong tower fire: The massive blaze that swept through the high-rise complex in Tai Po on Wednesday left 128 people dead. Hong Kong’s fire services on Friday said that the alarm systems in the ...

Startling revelations have emerged after a fire broke out at Hong Kong's Wang Fuk Court apartment complex in Tai Po, home to around 4,600 residents. After the fire engulfed the entire building and ...

The deadly blaze that engulfed a densely populated Hong Kong apartment complex has prompted scrutiny in Korea over whether its high-rise residential and commercial buildings are adequately prepared to ...

Your device does not support the audio. ST. LOUIS — Firefighters are battling a large fire that broke out early Friday morning, Nov. 28, 2025, in a cluster of warehouses just south of downtown St.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Burned buildings are seen at the scene of the fire ...