Mar 12 Death toll in Guatemala children's shelter fire rises to 40 By Michael D. Regan and Associated Press The death toll in a fire at a Guatemalan children's shelter rose to 40 on Sunday. The fire began when mattresses were set ablaze during a protest by residents at the overcrowded youth shelter. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 5:15 Oakland's horrific fire leads to worries for other warehouses By PBS News Hour As the death toll from Friday's Oakland warehouse fire mounts, officials are investigating how the building known as the Ghost Ship was allowed to stay open despite repeated complaints of dangerous conditions. Special correspondent Joanne Jennings interviews a survivor and… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch 2:55 News Wrap: Libyan headquarters of ISIS captured, claim U.S.-backed fighters By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, U.S.-backed forces in Libya say they have captured the Islamic State headquarters, located in the city of Sirte. After a weeks-long stalemate, they finally broke through with the help of U.S. airstrikes that began 10… Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch 5:52 NASA scientists try to stop space fires -- by setting them By PBS News Hour Confined spaces, low gravity and high concentrations of oxygen mean any unexpected fire on a space station could well be a death sentence, especially since fire extinguishers aren’t very effective away from Earth. So NASA scientists are trying to develop… Continue watching
Mar 08 This pyrotechnic artist paints with gunpowder and fire By Twin Cities PBS For pyrotechnic artist Lisa Friedrich, playing with fire is just part of the artistic process. Continue reading
Dec 13 Police arrest man, 23, in suspected arson-hate crime at Coachella mosque By Michael D. Regan Police have arrested a 23-year-old man for setting a California mosque on fire Friday as congregants were preparing for an afternoon prayer service. He is being held on $150,000 bail. Continue reading
Oct 31 27 dead, dozens injured after fire blazes through Romanian nightclub By Carey Reed A fire in an underground nightclub in Romania Friday night claimed the lives of more than two dozen people and injured another 184 others. Continue reading
Aug 16 Death toll rises from massive warehouse explosion in Tianjin, China By Daniel Costa-Roberts The official death toll from the inferno and massive explosions that devastated a container port in the northeastern Chinese city of Tianjin has climbed to 104 on Saturday. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 6:01 News Wrap: Hackers break into federal personnel office By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, suspected Chinese hackers reportedly broke into the Interior Department as well as the office that handles security clearances. Data for 4 million people may have been compromised. Also, at least 150 people were killed in… Continue watching
Mar 26 12 injured after building collapses in New York City's East Village By Anna Sillers An explosion at a residential building in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood caused the building to collapse and started a fire a neighboring building Thursday afternoon. Continue reading