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Four‑Alarm Winthrop Fire Destroys Two Homes After Electric Vehicle Blazes

A state-level investigation will determine whether an EV battery ignited the blaze and what the findings mean for firefighter tactics.

Gas-Line Blast Levels Oak Cliff Apartment Building, Killing at Least Three

Wind-Driven Fires Tear Through Lowell, Displacing 40

Nine Dead in Delhi’s Vivek Vihar Fire as Probe Eyes Electrical Fault and Safety Lapses

Two Commercial Fires Strike Rio’s South Zone as Crews Battle Ipanema Blaze

Peru Debate Centers on Hardline Crime Plans as Government Weighs Petro-Perú Rescue

Fire Guts Easton’s Hotel Hampton as Crews Rescue Residents, Firefighter Hurt

Utrecht Visscherssteeg Explosion: Cause Still Unknown as Street Remains Closed

Mt. Ougi Wildfire Swells to 74 Hectares as Evacuations Expand in Yamanashi

21-Year-Old Woman Killed in Christmas Eve House Fire in Needham

Sierra de Guadalupe Fire in Ecatepec Brought Under Control After Nighttime Blaze Near Homes

Hong Kong Estate Fire Death Toll Reaches 128 as Arrests Rise and Probes Zero In on Renovation Failures

Seven Horses Killed as Plainville Barn Fire Destroys Show Arena

Oita Fire Kills One as Governor Targets Containment After More Than 170 Buildings Burn

American House Southgate Fire Rekindles as Dozens Remain Displaced

Lima Confines Congress-Area Blaze, Opens Probes as Traslasierra Wildfire Reaches 4,000 Hectares

ThyssenKrupp Duisburg Plant Fire Brought Under Control After Overnight Blaze

Three Killed in Cornaredo Apartment Fire

Los Angeles Wildfire Death Toll Rises to 31 After Human Remains Found

Containment Rises on Western Slope Wildfires Despite Forecasted Storms