fires
Hero off-duty FDNY firefighter rescues 4 pups from Brooklyn e-bike blaze: 'The dogs, I need to get the dogs!'
A quick-thinking off-duty FDNY firefighter pulled four French bulldogs from a Brooklyn apartment blaze Friday after an e-bike exploded into “a giant fireball” just feet away from him, he told...
Florida man, 30, sets himself on fire inside local grocery chain store
A 30-year-old man was left critically injured after setting himself on fire inside a Florida Publix on Wednesday night.
TikToker demonstrates how not to put out a grease fire in wild video: 'We are very embarrassed'
Her attempt literally backfired. Connecticut woman LaTeasha Brost is lucky to be alive after a half-baked attempt to extinguish a kitchen fire literally blew up in her face, as seen...
Maniac who set NYC straphanger on fire was behind earlier similar incident: cops
The deranged nut who tossed flaming liquid at an unsuspecting straphanger also tried to torch a group of commuters at a Manhattan subway station earlier this year, cops said Sunday.
At least 27 people killed in a fire at an amusement park in western India, police say
The fire erupted at the park in the city of Rajkot in Gujarat state. Police Commissioner Raju Bhargava said that the blaze was under control and a rescue operation was...
Maniac sets straphanger on fire inside NYC subway before being arrested after fleeing train: cops
A maniac on a downtown Manhattan subway ignited a cup of flammable liquid Saturday afternoon, then threw it at a stranger, causing the man’s shirt to ignite and burning his...
Raging inferno erupts inside major Boston tunnel after three-car pileup, snarling holiday traffic
Two of the cars, and the hood of the third, were incinerated in the blaze.
Harrowing survival story of 36-weeks-pregnant mom who leapt from 20-foot-high window to escape fire: 'Just fight or flight'
"Miracle baby" Brynlee was born by emergency c-section, but was unharmed.
Flame-swallower chucks fireballs at mariachi band in dispute over performance spot
A mariachi band performing on the street in Mexico got into a heated confrontation when they attacked a flame-swallower.
Teen faces 60 years in prison after setting fire to wrong home over stolen iPhone, killing family of five
Kevin Bui, who killed an innocent family of five after setting fire to the wrong home in a misguided revenge plot over his stolen iPhone, now faces up to 60...
FDNY firefighter who nearly died fighting NYC house fire released from Bronx hospital
Firefighters from the Bronx and Queens were on hand to greet the 38-year-old who shook hands with each of his fellow Bravest during the touching moment, FDNY footage shows.
Seriously injured Bravest sue NYC for $80M over firehouse 'closure' policy
Four Bravest nearly lost their lives in a 2023 blaze because of a city policy that closes firehouses for annual physicals -- and the rule continues to pose a threat...
Boeing jet forced to make an emergency landing after engine catches fire
The Garuda Indonesia jet was taking off from the Indonesian city of Makassar en route to Saudi Arabia -- with many passengers heading on pilgrimage to Mecca -- when the...
Germany building fire leaves 3 people dead, 2 with life-threatening injuries
A fire at a residential building in western Germany left three people dead and two others with life-threatening injuries Thursday, authorities said.
Hundreds of hungry sheep sent into Nevada foothills to eat fire-prone grass ahead of wildfire season: report
The ravenous flocks — released by the US Department of Agriculture — hopped out of their metal trailers and raced toward the foothills to munch on grasses.
Canadian crews battle wildfire threatening remote western town
Firefighters on Monday battled a large wildfire heading towards a remote western Canadian town as winds and tinder dry conditions threatened to spread the flames further.
Wild video captures moment fireball explodes on Delta jet as passengers evacuate on emergency slides
Delta Flight 604 from Cancun, Mexico arrived safely at the Washington airport at around 9:35 p.m. but after plugging the aircraft into the terminal's electrical network, things went awry.
A fire burns down a shopping complex housing 1,400 outlets in Poland’s capital
A major fire broke out Sunday morning in a vast shopping complex in the Polish capital that housed some 1,400 shops and service outlets and where many of the vendors...
Car fire on Throgs Neck Bridge brings traffic to standstill
A car fire on the Throgs Neck Bridge shut down all lanes on the Bronx side of the span on Wednesday, according to reports.