A woman, who was one of three people who had been reported missing at a southwest Houston apartment complex during a large ...

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 ...

Many windows were covered, preventing residents from seeing the fire and smoke, one survivor said. By Joy Dong Reporting from Hong Kong Lau Yu Hung said he and his wife had barely escaped in time.

ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- The two-story home that Mason Levy purchased in Altadena was among the thousands that were destroyed in January's Eaton Fire. Ten months after the wildfire, he's one of the ...

A house fire went to two alarms Friday afternoon in Allentown. Firefighters were called about 1 p.m. to the 800 block of North Jasper Street for an initial report of downed wires, according to city ...

Firefighters have contained a four-alarm blaze at the Gold Bond Building Products facility in East Baltimore, city fire officials said Wednesday afternoon. Crews were called out to the 2300 block of ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Reports about a beeping bag Monday evening turned out to be a false alarm. Central Dispatch received calls about a suspicious bag hooked up to a utility pole in the 1100 block of South ...

An ear-splitting smoke alarm siren is one of the worst midnight surprises. But it's even worse when your detector keeps beeping in the middle of the night but then stops and acts perfectly normal ...

INCLUSIVE. THIS DEVICE IS CALLED A BED SHAKER, AND IT’S DESIGNED TO WAKE YOU UP IN CASE OF A FIRE BY DOING EXACTLY WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE. SHAKING YOUR BED. FIRE. WAKE UP. THIS ISN’T A GENTLE MASSAGER ...

EASTHAMPTON — Western Mass. fire officials gathered at the Easthampton Public Safety complex on Oct. 29 to draw attention to a wave of smoke alarms that are nearing the end of their 10-year useful ...

Fire officials across the state are warning Massachusetts residents their household smoke detectors may no longer be reliable. “Smoke alarms are like any other appliance — they don’t last forever,” ...