Inspired by the behaviour of flocks of birds, swarm intelligence is being used in drones to tackle the growing threat of ...

The blaze was brought under control promptly and did not affect public safety. It was not a sign that New York’s energy ...

Hundreds of thousands of Sanborn maps mapped the fire risk of every US city with over 1,000 people in the 20th century.

Hong Kong — As the confirmed death toll from the Hong Kong apartment complex fire climbed to at least 151 on Monday, officials said their investigation into the blaze had found that mesh used to cover ...

Hong Kong — The death toll from a fire that tore through a Hong Kong residential complex climbed to 128 on Friday as more bodies were found in the blackened towers, authorities said. Meanwhile, ...

At least 36 people were killed and hundreds are missing after a fire engulfed several high-rise residential towers in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district Wednesday. John Lee, Hong Kong’s chief executive, said ...

Has worked in a variety of roles across the Reuters newsroom, including as a pictures and text editor, and as a general manager overseeing operations across Asia. Based in Singapore. Farouq is a Live ...

A fire that erupted Friday evening on a cargo ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles — requiring more than 180 firefighters to battle the blaze — is now “substantially contained,” according to a news ...

ST. GEORGE — St. George had 28,500 residents in 1990, according to U.S. Census data. Four years prior, the city built Fire Station 1 — an 8,500-square-foot structure off 1000 East that, at the time, ...

A 29-year-old man accused of starting a New Year's Day brush fire that smoldered underground for days and eventually re-ignited to become the deadly Palisades Fire has been arrested in Florida, ...

More details about the start of one of Los Angeles County's deadliest and most destructive wildfires on record emerged Wednesday when authorities announced an arrest in the January Palisades Fire.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. An explosion and fire at a Chevron refinery in El Segundo produced massive flames visible for miles across the ...