Sharjah Civil Defence Authority (SCDA) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) announced a strategic alliance to improve fire and life safety throughout the emirate of Sharjah.The ...

A police officer was hurt, officials said, while responding to a high rise fire at a condo building in Atlantic City, New ...

The massive inundation breached levees, thwarted pumps, flooded buildings and overran sandbags. The first in a series of five ...

Nearly three years after 25-year-old Melanie Diaz died in a high-rise fire in Silver Spring, her family continues to honor her legacy with the mission of improving fire safety in Montgomery County and ...

A Montgomery County firefighter shows the hoods that will be used to fight fires after a donation from a woman's family after she died in a fire. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue) There’s a ...

Flowers, specialized mementos and a smile that brightens the faces of those who walk by — all of it a part of a large memorial dedicated to a life gone too soon. That life is Melanie Diaz. On Feb. 18, ...

Hong Kong Firefighter Ho Wai-ho was honored by colleagues and the public for giving the ultimate sacrifice last month at a high-rise fire that claimed 43. He was killed last month in a deadly ...

Three workers were hospitalized in serious condition Thursday morning after an electrical fire broke out on the 10th floor of a high-rise building in Woodland Hills, officials said. The fire was ...

HONG KONG (AP) — The death toll of Hong Kong’s high-rise apartment blaze rose to 159 on Wednesday, as authorities arrested six people on suspicion of deactivating some fire alarms during maintenance ...