The surging number of measles cases around the world is a stark warning sign that outbreaks of other vaccine-preventable diseases could be next, the World Health Organization warned Friday. “It’s ...

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.

A fire at an empty 10-story building brought firefighters to 300 San Mateo Boulevard around 12:30 p.m. Sunday after smoke was seen coming from the upper floors, an Albuquerque Fire Rescue news release ...

At least 36 people were killed and hundreds are missing after a fire engulfed several high-rise residential towers in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district Wednesday. John Lee, Hong Kong’s chief executive, said ...

LEXINGTON, N.C. (WGHP) — FOX8 has learned that the smoke alarms were not working in a deadly house fire that killed 2 women and a child in Lexington. At around 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, a motorhome on ...

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.

For half an hour as the fire grew and swallowed an adjacent building, Wan watched television in his home, unaware of the danger blazing his way. Even when he heard a commotion outside and sirens ...

HOLYOKE ― The fire alarm blared for three minutes before Theresa Gilliam realized something was wrong. By nightfall, her apartment was waterlogged, her belongings ruined, and her family homeless.

A five-alarm fire tore through a vacant church in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, on Friday morning, officials say. Chopper 3 was over the scene at a church building on North Hanover and Chestnut streets ...

Hong Kong’s chief executive said he will establish an independent committee to examine and reform the city’s building-work system as part of efforts to prevent future disasters following the deadly ...

The November blaze was the worst in Hong Kong in nearly 80 years. At least 160 people have died and the authorities have arrested more than two dozen people as they investigate the cause. By Alexandra ...

HONG KONG — A massive fire tore through a high-rise housing complex in Hong Kong on Wednesday into Friday, in one of the region's deadliest blazes in decades. Hong Kong authorities say at least 146 ...