After workers emptied three fire extinguishers, one drove away to retrieve two more, an investigation found. When those weren't enough to smother the flames, either, he called 911.

Once they arrived, firefighters found heavy fire in the attic of the store, according to Chief Deputy Jeff May.

HARTFORD — A relative of two adults and two children who died in a fast-moving fire early Monday said she and other survivors had to dash through flames to escape.

Emergency services in the US state of Oregon were still working to save the Doerner Fir, believed to be one of the world's oldest trees, early on Wednesday after the famed pine caught alight over the weekend.

A fire destroyed a house in suburban Lemont, Illinois, on Wednesday. Firefighters battled heavy flames and smoke at a house south of downtown Lemont, just off of Archer Avenue. Video from the scene shows the heavily damaged house. The flames spread to a car parked in the driveway.

The Charlotte Fire department responded to a fire in west Charlotte Sunday evening. Firefighters responded to the 1100 block of Regher Avenue. Officials said there was heavy smoke and fire on the scene. The firefighters contained the fire in 22 minutes. There have been no reported injuries to civilians or firefighters.

A house went up in flames in Spokane Valley on Tuesday evening, according to Spokane Valley Fire Department. Around 6 p.m. on August 19, SVFD responded to

A busy Italian airport has partially been evacuated after a man ignited fire at a check-in desk.According to Varese News, some parts of Milan Malpensa’s Terminal One were closed on

At about 2:30 p.m., the fire department received a report that a 10 foot section of arborvitae near 10910 N.E. 70th Circle was on fire. Witnesses reported that flames were 30 feet high, explosions were happening, and the fire had spread to a vehicle and house while firefighters were on their way.

Three children and two adults have been hospitalized after a fire ripped through a Clarkston apartment building on Monday evening.