A large fire has erupted at an apartment complex in Dallas

DALLAS — Firefighters battled a large fire that erupted Thursday at an apartment complex in Dallas, where debris of one collapsed building lay heaped on the ground while flames and black smoke billowed into the sky. News video showed dozens of firefighters at the scene. Some had hoses trained on piles of smoking debris while … Read more

Large fire, possible explosion destroy Dallas apartment building with at least one person hospitalized, DFR says

A large fire and possible explosion at a Dallas apartment building promoted a massive response from Dallas Fire-Rescue on Thursday afternoon. DFR dispatch records show the response is in the area of East 9th Street and North Patton Avenue, which is just east of the Bishop Arts neighborhood, north of the Dallas Zoo and south … Read more

Fire at girls school in Kenya kills unknown number of people, police say

Gilgil, Kenya — A fire at a school for girls in central Kenya has caused an unknown number of deaths, according to police, who said search teams have been deployed. Radio station Capital FM cited Samuel Ndanyi, the regional police commander as saying at least 10 students were killed, according to the Reuters news service. … Read more

Fire breaks out at kosher supermarket in London’s Golders Green section

London’s firefighting service responded Wednesday to a blaze  in the Golders Green neighborhood, home to a large Jewish community that’s been targeted by a number of arson attacks in recent months. Images from the scene showed the flames impacting a Jewish supermarket, Kosher Kingdom, and a column of black smoke rising above the area’s main … Read more

Investigators say fatal Maine lumber mill fire was accidental and started in silo

PORTLAND, Maine — The fire and subsequent explosion at a Maine lumber mill that killed a firefighter and injured a dozen other people was accidental and originated at the base of a silo, authorities said Tuesday. The May 15 fire and explosion at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont killed Andrew Cross, 27, of the Morrill Volunteer … Read more