A baby was rescued from a burning apartment building Sunday morning after residents lowered the infant in a car seat from a ...

The immediate causes of the disaster—the ignition of party sparklers in a basement bar, the flammable ceiling cladding, the lack of and overly narrow escape routes, and the lack of trained staff—all ...

Milwaukee police said they are now investigating an apartment fire, where eight people had to be rescued, as a case of arson. The fire broke out Feb. 1 just before 5:30 a.m. near 77th Street and Green ...

Dramatic cellphone footage captured the moment a baby was rescued from the second-story window of a burning Milwaukee ...

A video has emerged showing flammable foam panels hanging loose from the ceiling of a bar in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana two weeks before the deadly New Year’s Eve fire.

Exits were blocked, locked or insufficient. Multiple reports in the press mentioned locked exits and blocked staircases that ...

Fires on the ground floor can quickly block escape routes while thick, poisonous smoke rises to trap people on the upper floors. In many fires, smoke — not the flames — claims lives. There has been ...

Real resilience will only come in the form of active preventive measures to ensure the safety of our homes and workplaces ...

Ghana’s construction industry is experiencing one of the most dynamic periods in its history. From high-rise residential ...

Seaweed bathing in Ireland, a trek through Africa’s first designated wilderness quiet park—we asked National Geographic staff ...

Authorities are investigating reports a vehicle travelling along local roads may be responsible for the Tooperang bushfire ...

Fire rarely announces itself with drama at the start. It usually begins with something ordinary that has been quietly ...