A new proposal considers giving the powerful coastal commission more oversight over homes destroyed by natural disasters.

A Fall River fire chief is calling for a national code change after recalled sprinkler heads failed during the Gabriel House ...

Fall River fire officials are calling for updated state and national fire codes nearly one year after a deadly fire<a ...

States and cities are debating building code changes—like single-stair apartments and relaxed electrical/fire rules—to reduce ...

A transporter laden with seven cars caught fire on the M1 A car transporter and its load of seven cars caught fire shutting the M1 in Leicestershire. Multiple fire crews were called to the scene on ...

A fire that started in a backyard in the western Colorado city of Rifle on Wednesday spread in windy conditions wound up destroying an eight-unit apartment building. Colorado River Fire Rescue said ...

NEW HAVEN — Yale University officials issued an "all clear" after previously ordering the immediate evacuation of a campus building amid reports of a fire late Wednesday morning in New Haven.

LYNNWOOD, Wash. — Fire crews battled a house fire in Lynnwood Tuesday evening, extinguishing it in 15 minutes with no serious injuries. South County Fire Department firefighters responded to a fully ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — The devastating fire at the historic Lafayette Building left many questions unanswered. Cameras, especially trained dogs, and investigators from downstate all were at the ...

A fire broke out Monday morning at the historic Lafayette Building in South Bend. The cause of the fire is unknown, and there are no reported injuries or fatalities. The fire extended across the fifth ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — An investigation and cleanup is underway after a five-story building caught fire Monday in South Bend. Around 9:15 a.m., the South Bend Fire Department began battling the fire in ...

SOUTH BEND — Flames roared 30 feet in the air and a blueish, black smoke forced its way out of the cracks of shut windows when the historic Lafayette Building caught fire about 8:20 a.m. Monday, June ...