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

A house fire on Monday on Detroit's northwest side that left three people dead and injured another was likely started by the ...

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 ...

Beeping from a smoke alarm abruptly woke Matt Privratsky. Down in the garage, he found a single e-bike battery on a metal ...

A new federal class-action lawsuit alleges two of the nation’s largest smoke-detector manufacturers misled consumers for decades about the ability of their alarms to warn people in time during common ...

You walk into your house, kick off your shoes, and relax. Home is supposed to be the safest place on Earth, right? Here's ...

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 ...

As people prepare to turn their clocks back for the end of daylight saving time, they are being urged to check their smoke alarms. The time change, which occurs at 2 a.m. Nov. 2, is an ideal ...

As Marylanders prepare to turn their clocks back for the end of daylight saving time, Acting State Fire Marshal Jason Mowbray is urging residents to check their smoke alarms. The time change, which ...

As daylight saving time ends on Sunday, Nov. 2, the American Red Cross is urging you to test your smoke alarms while turning your clocks back.“Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire ...