Pipeline explosion near Houston erupts in a towering flame, forcing evacuations

DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — A pipeline explosion near Houston erupted in a towering flame over neighborhoods for hours on Monday, forcing evacuations and shelter orders and melting playground equipment as firefighters struggled to keep nearby homes from burning. Operators shut off the...

A boy was trapped between boulders for 9 hours until crews could free him

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Rescuers freed an 11-year-old boy who slipped between two boulders near his school and was trapped for more than nine hours, a New Hampshire fire chief said Monday. The boy was pried out of the boulders in Windsor at about 3:15 a.m. He was taken to a hospital...

Brazilian firefighters battle national park wildfire that is enveloping Brasilia in smoke

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Firefighters on Monday battled flames spreading through a national park in Brazil that is enveloping Brasilia in smoke. It's the latest wildfire in the country, which is experiencing an historic drought. More than 490 firefighters were trying to extinguish...

Brush fire leads to evacuations in a north-central Arizona town

YARNELL, Ariz. (AP) — Some residents in the north-central Arizona town of Yarnell were told to evacuate Monday afternoon due to a fast-moving brush fire. Yavapai County Sheriff’s officials said people living in the Yarnell Creek area and east of State Route 89 were asked to leave...

A fire in a 20-inch pipeline carrying natural gas liquids must burn itself out, operator Energy Transfer says (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported the pipeline was carrying liquified natural gas)

DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — A fire in a 20-inch pipeline carrying natural gas liquids must burn itself out, operator Energy Transfer says (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported the pipeline was carrying liquified natural gas).

Weekend progress made against Southern California wildfires

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters gained further ground over the weekend against three Southern California wildfires as authorities in northern Nevada lifted the last of evacuation orders for all homes Sunday. More than 8,000 personnel combined are battling the three biggest fires...

Israeli military says there is a "high probability" that three hostages killed months ago died from Israeli fire

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli military says there is a "high probability" that three hostages killed months ago died from Israeli fire.

Report shows system deficiencies a year before firefighting foam spill at former Navy base

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — A fire suppression system at a Brunswick Executive Airport hangar showed deficiencies about a year before it discharged gallons of firefighting foam containing harmful chemicals in Maine's biggest accidental spill of the fire suppressant on record, according to a recently...

Cooler weather in Southern California helps in wildfire battle

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of firefighters aided by cooler weather made progress Saturday against three Southern California wildfires, and officials in northern Nevada were hopeful that almost all evacuees from a blaze there could soon be home. Authorities have started scaling...

Hawaii wildfire victims made it just blocks before becoming trapped by flames, report says

HONOLULU (AP) — The wind pushed flames from house to house as a group of neighbors tried to escape their blazing subdivision, abandoning their cars in a blocked road and running to an industrial outbuilding for safety. All six perished just blocks from their homes. The group,...