The Government today announced plans to prohibit the purchase of noisier fireworks by the general public.

The alarm was raised after a ‘damaging’ tsunami wave is feared on the South Island. People in coastal areas were told to move to higher ground immediately after the quake hit today, even abandoning ...

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck New Zealand's South Island roughly 26 miles south of the town of Te Anau just before 9:15 p ...

The founders of a childhood cancer trust have said they are "heartbroken" after a car fire which spread "within moments" ...

Navua has recorded its coldest July night since weather observations began at the weather station, with the temperature ...

A chief fire officer has praised the actions of lifeboat crew after a motorboat became "completely engulfed in flames". The St Mary's RNLI Lifeboat crew took four people to safety after a 60ft (18.2m) ...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — Fairfax County firefighters say working smoke alarms helped save a family from a house fire early Wednesday morning. Just before 1 a.m., crews were called to a reported house ...

Well, I heard that that firefighter had heat-related injuries. I heard that from the assistant fire chief. He didn't say exactly what those injuries were, uh, but thankfully they said that no ...

A massive three-alarm fire gutted a historic church in San Francisco’s lower Pacific Heights neighborhood Monday afternoon, prompting evacuations and leaving the 134-year-old structure in ruins.

HOBE SOUND, Fla. — One person died Monday afternoon in a house fire in Hobe Sound, according to Martin County Fire Rescue. Firefighters responded just after 3 p.m. to a home in the 7000 block of ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) -- Two juveniles have been arrested in connection with a massive six-alarm fire in Allentown that destroyed a commercial building and damaged nearby homes. The suspects are ...

A six-alarm blaze gutted a former furniture factory and forced multiple residents from their homes in Allentown, fire officials said. City Assistant Fire Chief Jon Steed said flames were reported ...