The failure of fire alarms in the deadly Tai Po blaze could have delayed the response and evacuation of residents, according to a leading Hong Kong fire safety specialist. Anthony Lam Chun-man, a ...

Many windows were covered, preventing residents from seeing the fire and smoke, one survivor said. By Joy Dong Reporting from Hong Kong Lau Yu Hung said he and his wife had barely escaped in time.

LEXINGTON, N.C. (WGHP) — FOX8 has learned that the smoke alarms were not working in a deadly house fire that killed 2 women and a child in Lexington. At around 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, a motorhome on ...

A fire at an empty 10-story building brought firefighters to 300 San Mateo Boulevard around 12:30 p.m. Sunday after smoke was seen coming from the upper floors, an Albuquerque Fire Rescue news release ...

ROSELLE, New Jersey (WABC) -- Three dozen displaced residents are now picking up the pieces after a five-alarm fire gutted several homes in Union County, New Jersey on Monday. Tuesday morning, ...

A house fire went to two alarms Friday afternoon in Allentown. Firefighters were called about 1 p.m. to the 800 block of North Jasper Street for an initial report of downed wires, according to city ...

Firefighters have contained a four-alarm blaze at the Gold Bond Building Products facility in East Baltimore, city fire officials said Wednesday afternoon. Crews were called out to the 2300 block of ...

INCLUSIVE. THIS DEVICE IS CALLED A BED SHAKER, AND IT’S DESIGNED TO WAKE YOU UP IN CASE OF A FIRE BY DOING EXACTLY WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE. SHAKING YOUR BED. FIRE. WAKE UP. THIS ISN’T A GENTLE MASSAGER ...

EASTHAMPTON — Western Mass. fire officials gathered at the Easthampton Public Safety complex on Oct. 29 to draw attention to a wave of smoke alarms that are nearing the end of their 10-year useful ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Several Kansas City, Missouri, fire crews battled a 2-alarm fire at an apartment building Friday morning. Crews were called out just before 9:30 a.m. Friday to the three-story ...

Through this initiative, citizens can receive smoke alarms at no cost simply by signing up at LubbockFireRescue.com. Once registered, either Lubbock Fire Rescue crews or American Red Cross volunteers ...

Fire officials across the state are warning Massachusetts residents their household smoke detectors may no longer be reliable. “Smoke alarms are like any other appliance — they don’t last forever,” ...