1 worker dead in massive 5-alarm fire at North Carolina, construction site
Crews rescued 15 workers from the blaze, officials said, and another remains missing.
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Crews rescued 15 workers from the blaze, officials said, and another remains missing.
New Zealand's prime minister said an overnight fire at Loafers Lodge hostel in Wellington killed at least six people. A number of guests and residents are still missing.
Some 30,000 people have been ordered to flee the path of "unprecedented" blazes charring western Canada's Alberta province.
A large blaze broke out on Friday at an oil refinery in Deer Park, Texas, near Houston.
Facility fires are not uncommon in the area, with the strong presence of the petrochemical industry.
Disney announced it is pausing some fire effects in its live shows after a large dragon prop went up in flames during a show at Disneyland.
The huge herd of goats is also providing an important educational lesson for California students.
The fuel tanker spilled about 2,200 gallons of fuel onto the Gold Star Bridge, officials said.
The Idaho State Journal reported that the blaze destroyed much Highland High School in Pocatello.
The fire at a site housing tons of recycled plastics broke out Tuesday, and those who live within half a mile of the blaze were told to evacuate.
A shelter-in-place order was issued for the entire city of Brunswick.
A freight train hauling hazardous materials derailed in rural Maine on Saturday morning, sparking a fire in the process. Officials said that none of the cars carrying hazardous materials were involved in the blaze.
An EPA official said the "worst thing" people can do if they find debris from the fire in their yard would be "to mow and break up that material."
More than 1,000 residents in Richmond, Indiana, have been forced to evacuate after an industrial fire broke out at a recycling plant on Tuesday. Cameron Ridle reports from Richmond, and Jesse Arthur, executive pastor of Oak Park Pentecostals, joins CBS News to discuss sheltering many of the families that have evacuated.
People across the U.S. saw red flag warnings pop up on their smartphone weather applications this week, raising alarms about higher risks of fires.
A large industrial fire in Richmond, Indiana, has entered its third day, as public safety officials worry about the possibility of carcinogenic particles spreading in the smoke. Questions remain over the safety of the facility prior to the fire. Cameron Ridle reports.
About 2,000 people live within a half-mile of the plant and were told to leave.
Evacuations were ordered in Richmond, Indiana, as a result of a large-scale industrial fire that started at a recycling facility on Monday. More than 2,000 people were told to leave their homes as a result of the flames and toxic chemicals being released in the plumes of smoke. Richmond Fire Department Chief Tim Brown joins CBS News to discuss the latest.
The wildfire in southern New Jersey spread across 3,859 acres in one day but was 50% contained by Wednesday morning, authorities said.
Fire officials said the owner of an abandoned Hoffco factory had been cited multiple times for potential fire hazards and that "it wasn't a matter of if, it was a matter of when this was going to happen."
Sunday, four years after the Cathedral of Notre Dame was nearly destroyed by fire, Bill Whitaker returns to Paris to witness the resurrection of the medieval structure and powerful symbol of France.
The deceased firefighter was identified as 55-year-old Lieutenant Jan Tchoryk, who joined the fire department in 1997.
Caterina Scorsone disclosed that four pets died in the blaze.
South African police have launched a manhunt for convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester who escaped from a privately-run maximum security prison under bizarre circumstances.
Family members of the 38 people killed in a fire at a migrant holding facility in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, near the U.S. border are demanding answers from the Mexican government. Jonathan Vigliotti reports on the deadliest incident inside a Mexican immigration facility in recent memory.