HONG KONG — A major fire tore through multiple high-rise towers at a housing complex in Hong Kong on Wednesday, killing dozens of people, the city's chief executive, John Lee, said, with 279 people ...

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LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Bareville Fire Company responded to a 2-alarm fire closed a road in Upper Leacock Township on Sunday afternoon, officials said. The fire was reported in the 200 block of Peters ...

POTOMAC, Md. — During some of the coldest temperatures of the season, firefighters in Montgomery County firefighters responded to a house fire caused by a space heater. The family and pets were able ...

The Lexington Fire Department found a vacant house on fire Monday evening after a caller reported flames in a wooded area off Fairview Drive. The fire was reported about 5:15 p.m. Deputy Fire Chief ...

MONTPELIER — Voluntary mergers are favored by most of the members of the Vermont School District Redistricting Task Force. Previously, the group rejected a map based on counties. On Monday, they ...

HOUSTON — A popular neighborhood bar in the Clear Lake area is a total loss after an early morning fire ripped through Molly’s Pub on Monday. Houston firefighters were called to the bar at Ramada ...

According to the Sylvania Township Fire Department, firefighters were called to the two-story brick house on Ramblehurst Road around 2:30 p.m. When they arrived, firefighters found a fire concentrated ...

Efforts to gut the U.S. Department of Education’s special education office and move the program to another agency are already causing “immediate harm” to students with disabilities, advocates warn.

CHAMPAIGN — A longtime veteran of the Champaign Fire Department who has served as interim chief on more than one occasion is stepping into the role on a permanent basis. City Manager Joan Walls has ...

Nine horses are dead after a fire broke out at a barn in Slidell on Saturday night, damaging part of a building at Lewis Stables. Slidell Fire Protection District No. 1 contained the blaze to a ...

INDEX, Wash. — Fire crews rescued a hiker who was pinned under a tree and suffered injuries near Bridal Veil Falls Saturday, just before noon. Firefighters arrived at the scene around 11:40 a.m. and ...