March 4, 2021
A first responder in North Dakota was called to a house fire at her own home where her son was burned after his mattress caught on fire. Shelby Jankowski was volunteering as a first responder when she heard the call…
February 16, 2021
A house fire in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis killed a man last Thursday. When firefighters arrived at the scene at 2501 E. 24th St., they found flames coming from the first floor of the house. Justin Schultz (39), who…
December 2, 2019
A house fire in Beaver Dam, WI killed an 85-year-old woman and injured her 92-year-old husband on Thanksgiving Day. Eleanor (“Ellie”) and Ruben Neumann were trapped in the basement of their home at N7295 Watercress Lane when firefighters arrived at…
January 18, 2018
Heating equipment is a leading cause of residential fires and fire deaths, according to a recent study by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The report, which looked at fires that occurred in one-family homes, two-family homes, apartments and other…
December 26, 2017
Two people died and two children were injured when a house in Hibbing, MN caught fire in the early morning hours of December 26. Five people were inside the home located in the 200 block of 42nd Street E. when the…
December 22, 2017
One person is dead and another is critically injured after a December 21 Phoenix house explosion. Firefighters, who were called to the scene near 11th Avenue and Fillmore Street just before 10 a.m., found the house fully engulfed. LIVE: BALL…
December 18, 2017
There have been a record number of fire deaths and fatal fires in Baltimore this year, according to a report in the Baltimore Sun. It’s been five years since the city has endured more fatal fires in one year than…
November 23, 2016
Most cooking-related house fires happen on Thanksgiving. In fact, the number of fires that occur each year on Thanksgiving is four times greater than any other of the year. To help everyone celebrate safely, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)…
November 18, 2016
An early morning house fire in a rented home in Windham, ME claimed the life of the woman who lived there. The fire, which was reported around 4 a.m. November 18, had engulfed the single-story home on Pettingill Road, just…
November 11, 2016
A 78-year-old woman died in a house fire in Palatine, IL Thursday night. Fire crews arrived at the house, located on the 300 block of West Slade Street, just before 7 p.m. Firefighters found Hazel J. Keisler in the kitchen of…
October 27, 2016
A 68-year-old couple died and their son was severely injured in a house fire in Sarasota, FL on Wednesday. Mike Cook, a neighbor who lives across the street, reported the fire at 2:56 p.m. after he saw flames coming from the…
October 25, 2016
Fireplace embers were the source of a fatal fire that killed a family of six in Nehawka, NE, according to a report by that state’s fire marshal. The fire, which broke out just after midnight on the morning of October 20,…