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Firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at a tire shop in southwest Houston Monday morning.

A firefighter suffered minor injuries after a 2-alarm fire broke out at a storage facility in Spring early Sunday, authorities said.

An investigation is underway after several horses were reportedly burned to death and some were injured in a barn fire in northeast Houston Friday, officials with the Houston Fire Department said.

An 83-year-old woman has died in a house fire in northwest Harris County Friday, fire officials said.

Several people are without a home after a two-alarm fire at a southwest Houston apartment complex Thursday, officials with the Houston Fire Department said.

Gusty winds and dry conditions starting in the middle of last week propelled the fire from 18,000 acres to 86,000, prompting evacuations and power outages as firefighters worked to control the blaze.

An elderly man died in a fire at an abandoned home in Crosby Friday, officials said.

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State media says the death toll from a fire at a karaoke parlor in southern Vietnam has risen to 32.

Fire officials say two individuals have been taken to the hospital after an apartment complex caught on fire in southeast Harris County Saturday afternoon.

Approximately 12 units were destroyed when a lightning strike caused a fire at an apartment complex in southeast Houston, according to the Houston Fire Department’s deputy chief, Isaac Garcia.

A witness told police her security camera caught footage of a person walking near a car in the alley when smoke stared coming from the unknown vehicle. Ford's 1970 black Chevrolet Corvette and a black Ford sustained damage.

A Houston firefighter has been transported to the hospital after battling a blaze at an apartment complex in northwest Houston Wednesday, officials said.

A student from the University of Houston has been arrested for arson after intentionally starting a fire, prompting evacuations from university lofts Monday night, Captain Bret Collier with the UH Police Department said.

Firefighters are on the scene of a two-alarm fire at an apartment complex in southwest Houston.

Hot conditions will not hit the 40.3C reached last month but could last longer, forecasters say.

Fire officials in Brazoria County were working to put out a grass fire Saturday afternoon.

A child was injured after he jumped from a two-story home during a large house fire in Spring Friday morning, firefighters said.

A firefighter has been injured after battling a blaze at a warehouse in southeast Houston Thursday, officials said.

Firefighters are working to put out flames at an apartment complex in west Houston, according to the Houston Fire Department.

A four-alarm blaze erupted in Cypress Thursday evening, leaving one mad dead, according to the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office.

A massive fire has engulfed a warehouse outside Moscow, killing at least one person and injuring 13 others

A massive fire engulfed a warehouse outside Moscow on Wednesday, killing at least one person, injuring 13 others and leaving two missing, officials said. The fire, at a warehouse belonging to Russia's leading online retailer, Ozon, affected an area of 50,000 square meters (540,000 square feet). Emergencies officials said that one person died in the fire, and Moscow region Gov. Andrei Vorobyov said that two people are unaccounted-for.

Wharton County firefighters responded to reports of a large fire at a chemical plant late Tuesday night, according to the fire department.

Thunderstorms and erratic winds could complicate the US state's largest fire so far this year.

The fire took eight days to fully contain.

Several residents are left without a home Monday night after an apartment in the Greenspoint area caught on fire, destroying several units.

Firefighters were responding to a fire in northwest Harris County on Wednesday night.

Firefighters were responding to a massive fire at a Shorewood farm supply business early Tuesday.

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A family is safe as firefighters work to put out a blaze at a home in west Houston Friday.

A four-day fire sparked unintentionally by a Border Patrol unit was finally contained Wednesday, but not before it consumed nearly 6,000 acres in Brooks County.

The Washburn fire expanded hundreds of acres in just one day, and Yosemite officials say it could continue burning for weeks.

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A woman was able to walk away unharmed after a rollover crash that sparked a fire in northwest Houston Monday, officials with the Houston Fire Department said.

Passengers on a Spirit Airlines had a frightening landing in Atlanta on Sunday morning when their plane caught fire on the tarmac after one of its brakes overheated, a spokesperson for the airline confirmed.

Firefighters across the Houston area were busy Monday evening and overnight as they worked to put out multiple blazes reportedly caused by Fourth of July fireworks.

Authorities say a fire at a prison in southwestern Colombia has killed at least 51 people and injured a dozen more.

Houston-area firefighters worked to put out a blaze at a home that was reportedly sparked by lightning Monday.

Firefighters with the Houston Fire Department were working to put out a fire in downtown Houston Saturday evening.

Fire officials are investigating a two-alarm fire at a Dollar Store Plus in north Houston Friday.

A fire incident that happened at Oxy Vinyls plant in La Porte Tuesday is under investigation, officials with the La Porte Office of Emergency Management said.

Firefighters with the Houston Fire Department worked to put out a blaze at an apartment complex in Westchase, officials said.

A total of eight units were damaged after a fire broke out at an apartment complex in southeast Houston early Sunday, according to firefighters with Houston Fire Department.

Crews battling a pair of wildfires in northern Arizona were expecting some growth Thursday because of warm, dry and breezy weather.

Oxfordshire firefighters scoured the countryside to find the fire, which was just light in a tree.

A woman who was being evicted from her apartment Tuesday set her unit on fire and attacked a deputy constable with a box cutter, League City officials said.

The fire's intensity blew off the factory's roof, according to a rescue worker.

A mother, father and their nine children who live near Dayton lost everything in a house fire Wednesday.

A Carnival cruise ship caught fire as it was docked in Grand Turk Thursday morning, officials said.

The "very disturbing" fire is causing plumes of smoke to blow across Preston city centre.

The wildfire started in Kingsville near King Ranch Thursday afternoon.

Across North America, wildfire crews are gearing up for a particularly difficult season.

Firefighters in the Cy-Fair area are warning residents of a controlled fire caused by a burning lithium generator.

Strong winds expected to stoke the fire, which has already torn through an area larger than Chicago.

Two children died at the hospital after a fire broke out inside a two-story home in Galveston early Saturday, firefighters said.

A woman is recovering after a mobile home fire in east Harris County Monday, officials with the Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office said.

If you see smoke near Sylvan Rodriquez Park Monday, don’t be alarmed.

Several units were damaged Sunday in a two-alarm fire at southwest Houston apartment complex.

Brownsville Fire Chief Jarrett Sheldon told The Brownsville Herald that about 8-10 units at Lakeside Apartments were “heavily damaged by the fire.”

At least three people were injured after a fire broke out at Prairie View A&M dorm building, according to the university housing.

Firefighters with the Houston Fire Department are working to put out a blaze at an apartment complex in Clear Lake Tuesday, officials said.

Houston firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at a shopping center in southwest Houston Monday, officials said.

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Fire officials in northwest Harris County are investigating the cause of a house fire that left a family without a home on Sunday.

Greek authorities say a man who was seriously injured in a fire that broke out in the COVID-19 ward of a hospital in northern Greece has died of his injuries.

Two men and an elderly woman were injured in a house fire that happened in Seabrook Monday, firefighters said.

Big changes are happening for the American Legion Post 490 on Galveston Road near Ellington Airport, in Southeast Houston. The post caught on fire last year and since then the Commander and people in the community have been working on a new plan.

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Waleed Alrashid spent Monday thinking about the horses that couldn’t be saved from the fire that ruined one of his barns.

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Large flames and smoke can be seen billowing out of the 17th floor of the high-rise building.

A large fire in Brooks County on Friday has stretched more than 300 acres wide and is prompting residents and motorists in the area to take caution, according to authorities. The Falfurrias Police Department said via Facebook that the fire was spotted near the Ranchito Road area. The Texas A&M Forest Service is among several agencies who have responded to the call and is assisting officials in Brooks County with the blaze. The forest service said via Twitter that 50% of the fire had been contained as of 6:20 p.m., with the help of a ground crew and aircraft. According to Edinburg Fire Chief Shawn Snider, his department and other Hidalgo County agencies, such as the Weslaco and McAllen fire departments in addition to all Precinct 4 agencies, are responding to help extinguish the fire.

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An extra-alarm fire is burning Wednesday afternoon on the Northwest Side.

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The extra-alarm blaze in the 4300 block of North Richmond Street in Albany Park required about 150 firefighters and 50 vehicles and it still wasn't under control around 8 a.m., officials said.

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The Chicago Fire’s search for a new, 30-acre training facility in the city has taken the soccer club to the Near West Side after previous plans to build in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood fell through.

Arlington Heights Police and Fire departments responded to the fire about 12:20 a.m. Jan. 7 in the 400 block of West Rand Road. Police arrested the man after he made comments about the fire, the police department said in a news release.

A fire was reported over the weekend at the City of Laredo Animal Care Services facility,...

The president and first lady toured a damaged neighborhood and met with families who suffered losses in the Marshall fire.

Large flames and a huge column of smoke could be seen coming out of the building on Sunday morning.

A 2-year-old boy died Tuesday after the house he was in caught fire in the West Pullman neighborhood, a Chicago Fire Department spokesman said.

A man was seen with a bag leaking liquid that ignited, charring the 4th floor clinic in a building that may only have had one escape route, leaving many people trapped.

Police are looking into the possibility that the blaze was deliberately started, say local media.

Japan’s NHK says a fire broke out in a building in Osaka in western Japan and 27 people are feared dead

Dozens of people are trapped on the rooftop of a Hong Kong skyscraper after a major fire broke out, as firefighters rush to rescue them and put out the blaze

The fire — categorized as a level three incident on a scale of one to five — was "largely put out" at 4.30pm local time, the government said on Wednesday

A storage unit caught fire in west Laredo, according to first responders.

Oak Park firefighters had been on the scene of an extra-alarm commercial fire on Lake Street since about 9:40 a.m. Tuesday.

Residents are warned to keep their windows closed due to smoke spreading over the area.

McAllen firefighters are trying to put out a “large” fire that has caused roadway closures along Business 83, according to a news release the city sent shortly after 2 p.m. Tuesday. City officials asked motorists to avoid the area of 26th Street and Business 83 until further notice as McAllen fire crews work to extinguish the large fire. “Currently, Business 83 is shut down to traffic from 23rd Street to 29th Street,” city officials said. “McAllen fire and McAllen police are on the scene and have the situation under control.”City officials did not provide further information about the cause of the fire or if it is threatening any structures. Check back later for more information on this developing story.

On the Greek island of Evia last summer an intense conflagration took almost two weeks to control.

At least one person died after jumping from the 19th floor to escape a fire that engulfed a 61-story luxury apartment building in Mumbai in western India on Friday, a fire official said. Television images showed heavy black smoke billowing into the sky from the 19th floor apartment on Curry Road in south Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital. Kailash Aggarwal, the building owner, said there are 400 apartments in the building and all residents were accounted for.

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Experts say there is a lot to learn from the state's second-largest fire, including how it spread — and how firefighters stopped it.

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A vehicle caught on fire in central Laredo, first responders said.