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A man in Pawcatuck was burned while setting up a camp fire in his backyard. The incident happened on Johnson Street at approximately 3:55 p.m. The man’s pants caught on fire and he was transported by Lifestar. He is conscious and alert, according to police. A neighbor pulling into their driveway ran to help him, officials said. The landing...

Watch the moment a fireman in Lititz, Pa., saved a dog from a burning barn on Saturday night.

Black Lives Matter D.C. condemned vandalism to several downtown churches that took place during Saturday night’s protests, claiming D.C. police officers “physically protected white supremacists, as they threatened lives, damaged historic churches and destroyed and burned property.” Black Lives Matter organizers and one of the churches claim the damage was done by members of the Proud Boys and by...

More than two dozen people were left homeless on Thanksgiving after flames tore through three multi-family homes in New Bedford, Massachusetts. “I just saw smoke and flames coming out of the building,” witness Michael Meagher of New Bedford said. The fire happened at a residence on Washburn Street just before 10 a.m. and quickly spread to two other structures, authorities…

The American Red Cross is assisting 22 people after a fire in Danbury on Saturday. Five families, including 16 adults and six children, are receiving assistance through the Red Cross after the fire on Rowan Street. The Red Cross is also providing comfort kits containing personal care items such as toothbrushes, deodorant, shaving supplies and other items a resident might…

Two people, including a firefighter, were injured during an apartment fire in East Haven Wednesday. Fire officials said they were called to the complex on Green Garden Court around 4:50 p.m. Wednesday. Crews found heavy fire on the first and second floors. Fire officials said they rescued one person who was hurt and a second fleeing the fire. One firefighter…

The westbound lane of Route 6 in Bourne, Massachusetts, was shut down Monday morning after a tractor trailer has caught on fire. The closure was near exit 2. The fire has been extinguished, and it appears that no one was injured, officials said.

Crews are battling a fire on Zion Street in Hartford Wednesday night. Hartford police confirmed Zion Street is closed between Catherine and Wilson streets while firefighters battle the blaze. More details were not immediately available.

Crews were battling a fire at a vacant building in Waterbury Friday night. Fire officials said they responded to the building at Crane and West Main streets when they got calls about heavy smoke and fire. No other details were immediately available. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

The Glass Fire in Napa and Sonoma Counties has burned more than 36,000 acres in Northern California.

A fire at an apartment complex on Stanley Street in New Britain left families rushing for escape. No

A raging fire inside a Harlem apartment building left nine people injured, including two firefighters, the FDNY said, as some residents had to race down six flights of stairs to escape the inferno

White smoke is still rising from the smoldering wreckage of Beirut’s port hours after firefighters said they were able to bring a huge fire under control

Stunned residents of a small Oregon town are getting their first look at the devastation from one of the state’s many wildfires after flames wiped out much of their community

Wildfires are raging unchecked throughout California, and authorities say gusty winds could drive flames with new ferocity.

Fire has again struck Greece’s notoriously overcrowded refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, a day after a blaze swept through the camp and left thousands in need of emergency shelter

Downed power lines caused a fire south of Seattle on Monday. Drone video shows the destruction of at least eight homes.

Crews extinguished a fire at Comcast in Berlin Saturday morning after they received a report that there was an odor of natural gas in the building. The fire happened at approximately 8:01 a.m. at 222 New Park Dr. When crews got to the scene, they determined the odor was actually of electrical burning within the building, they said. The building…

Video of a fire at a Harlem high-rise building showed a woman clinging to her window as she walked on the ledge to escape the smoke, and firefighters’ daring rescue to save her

Consumer reporter Chris Chmura has helpful advice if you’re a homeowner affected by the North Bay wildfire.