I-Team: Homebuilders Push Texas Lawmakers To Block Fire Sprinkler Requirements
The Texas State Fire Marshal says every home should have fire sprinklers but state lawmakers have refused to make it a requirement for new homes.
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The Texas State Fire Marshal says every home should have fire sprinklers but state lawmakers have refused to make it a requirement for new homes.
BMW is recalling more than 1.4 million cars and SUVs in two U.S. recalls due to the risk of fires under the hood.
More than 40 million fire extinguishers in the U.S. and Canada are being recalled because they might not work in an emergency.
California's deadly wildfires destroyed much of an archive from tech pioneers William Hewlett and David Packard, such as a decades-old memo in which Hewlett proposes designing a calculator that can fit in his pocket.
High winds could be seen blowing heavy, dense smoke as fire officials worked to douse flames at the 7,800 square foot home.
Honolulu investigators can't determine the cause of a deadly high-rise apartment building fire that killed four and caused more than $107 million in damage.
Katherine Weaver was convinced Izzy died in a ferocious wildfire that destroyed their Northern California neighborhood and sent them fleeing for safety, Katherine still in her nightgown.
A die-hard Dallas Cowboys fan is recovering after a losing bet left him with second and third degree burns.
A carelessly discarded cigarette, a downed power line, a car's backfire or a chainsaw's pull. Just about anything could have started any one of the wildfires now tearing through Northern California.
Workers in Northern California's renowned wine country picked through charred debris and plotted what to do with pricey grapes after wildfires swept through lush vineyards, destroying at least two wineries and damaging many others.
Nearly 20 Houston-area residents say test results have detected toxic substances in soil, water and ash samples taken miles from a chemical plant that flooded during Hurricane Harvey, caught fire and partially exploded.
An early morning 3-alarm fire in a downtown Dallas parking garage forced the evacuation of a nearby hotel, as firefighters worked to get the flames under control.
A 13-year-old girl was critically hurt and her parents seriously injured after fire swept through a home in far South Fort Worth late Wednesday.
The fire happened at the Playhouse Academy at 2925 Riverglen Drive.
Police say a domestic argument and subsequent two-alarm fire at an apartment complex in Arlington has left at least four people injured.
An early morning fire has destroyed most of a home in McKinney.
Up to 15 boats and a dock were destroyed.
As flames raged through a Honolulu high-rise building some residents didn't even realize a blaze had broken out until they opened their doors or saw firefighters racing to battle the inferno.
Honda is recalling 1.2 million Accord midsize cars in the U.S. because a battery sensor can short out and potentially cause a fire.
Sgt. Walling got to Fryer's home and met up with her in the garage where she was still trying to figure out what happened. "He said, 'I think your house has been hit and there's smoke on the roof. I have already called the fire department.'"
A U.S. military plane used for refueling crashed into a field in rural Mississippi, killing at least 16 people aboard and spreading debris for miles and creating a fiery wreckage, officials said.
Cameron and Morgan Haddock were at the hospital, as flames destroyed the life they had worked so hard to build.
A woman is dead after a one-alarm fire at her west Fort Worth apartment.
Several units were damaged at a Garland storage facility where a three-alarm fire erupted just before 1:00 a.m. Tuesday.
Authorities say hundreds of shoppers and hotel guests were safely evacuated after a grease fire at a mall along the San Antonio River Walk poured thick smoke into the tourist area.
