"Fire escape ladders provide a simple, easy-to-store way to help ensure that you and your family get out safely in the event of a house fire," Farley Raines said. "If you live in a two- or three-story ...

A violation will not likely be issued, but fire escapes must remain clear of obstructions and can be dangerous.

The American Red Cross of Utah is providing emergency care to 79 residents displaced by an apartment fire that tore through ...

Less than two weeks after the fire that killed 10 residents of a Massachusetts assisted living facility, the Fall River ...

I called it in, and I ran out to go knock on doors and say ‘There’s a fire!’ and then our landlord’s fiancé came out running, ...

According to Captain Tony Barker with Unified Fire Authority, fire crews from virtually every agency in Salt Lake County are ...

A man accused of intentionally starting an apartment complex fire is facing multiple charges including arson, attempted ...

Stanley Forman has been photographing Boston for 60 years, but the image he'll always remember is one he took of a fatal 1975 ...

Stanley Forman took a Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of a fatal fire escape collapse during a Boston apartment fire. That photo would spur the city to enact new regulations to keep fire escapes safe.

A family escaped a massive 4-alarm apartment fire in East Portland last week when they jumped from a second-story balcony to ...

Rescuing residents of Gabriel House was difficult because of window AC units — often a violation of building code that's ...

A former Kentucky police detective, convicted in connection with the raid and deadly shooting of Breonna Taylor, was ...