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Early signs suggest that Hong Kong’s worst fire in decades was the result of negligence, poor decisions and circumstance. This photo offers telling clues of how hazardous materials helped turn homes ...

This story has been updated with additional information. CANTON ‒ City firefighters are investigating the cause of an early morning fire Dec. 4 at a vacant high-rise apartment building at 510 High Ave ...

Three workers were hospitalized in serious condition Thursday morning after an electrical fire broke out on the 10th floor of a high-rise building in Woodland Hills, officials said. The fire was ...

SOUNDVIEW, Bronx (WABC) -- Firefighters battled a blaze at a high-rise apartment building in the Bronx on Wednesday night. Crews responded to 1965 Lafayette Ave. in the Soundview section, where ...

HONG KONG (AP) — The death toll of Hong Kong’s high-rise apartment blaze rose to 159 on Wednesday, as authorities arrested six people on suspicion of deactivating some fire alarms during maintenance ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. HONG KONG — The death toll of Hong Kong’s high-rise apartment blaze rose to 159 on Wednesday, as authorities ...

A fire damaged a unit in a high-rise apartment in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood Sunday morning. The fire broke out in a fifth-floor unit at the Luther Terrace Apartments, at 4747 S. Dr. Martin ...

Days after a deadly blaze in Hong Kong killed at least 151 people, China has ordered a nationwide fire safety inspection of its more than one million residential and public use high-rise buildings.