The homeowner, a 76-year-old woman, told firefighters the fire started when a cat knocked over a burning candle, which lit nearby items on fire.

A woman who allegedly lit her cat's tail on fire -- and then posted a pic of it on Facebook -- has been arrested.

Several cats died in a large fire when one of them knocked over a lit candle in a Pleasant Ridge duplex overnight, displacing six residents, Cincinnati fire officials.

The woman who rents the unit lit candles at about 7:30 the night before and left them unattended, said city Fire Investigator Ken Hilger. The candles burned down and set magazines beneath them on ...

"Cats and dogs can topple a burning candle easily igniting surrounding objects, and large dogs can knock over a candle with a quick wag of their tail." ...

RickiLynn Gardner’s hands were burned after flames shot up from an Aroma360 candle, shattering the glass and spilling hot wax onto her hands, a lawsuit claims.

An Ohio teen was removing her nail polish near a lit candle when the acetone's vapors caught on fire, engulfing her in flames that left the 14-year-old hospitalized with third-degree burns.

Cat returns home after being severely burned in Eaton Fire Lounging by the window in her cat condo, Skinny Minnie has a new lease on life after the Eaton Fire nearly killed her.

Three cats forfeited one of their nine lives in a fire Friday morning, but all of them appeared to have at least one to spare.