Probe of Valero refinery fire begins in Texas
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Federal safety investigators headed for  a Texas refinery on Saturday, a day after an explosion and fire  shut the plant operated by leading U.S. refiner Valero Energy  Corp., a government spokesman said.
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Hotel fire which killed three people last August is being treated as a murder investigation, police say
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An apartment building fire killed three people, and authorities said Sunday they were investigating the blaze as a possible case of arson.
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Investigators probing arsons at a suburban Washington housing development said Wednesday they have several possible suspects and may make arrests soon.
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By Cindy Clayton, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Dec. 19--CHESAPEAKE -- Fire investigators are hoping to find the man who dumped a hazardous chemical last week on Rotunda Avenue near Portsmouth.
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A year ago, a fire broke out in one of the five oil refineries in Contra Costa County in Northern California, spewing fumes into the air in Richmond.
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By Scott Streater, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Jun. 7--Local leaders are becoming frustrated with the ongoing efforts to devise a plan to clean up ozone in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Inquiries begin in Chile after a fire in a historic port kills at least three people and a hotel fire leaves 10 tourists dead.
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An investigation is under way into a fire at York racecourse tackled by more than 30 firefighters.
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Oil refiner Giant Industries Inc.  said on Sunday a fire occurred at its refinery in Yorktown, Virginia, on Saturday morning.
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By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Dec. 12--From her back bedroom, Gloria Morales first noticed a smoky odor early Monday. By the time she got to the front of her main floor apartment at 1320 7th Ave., she saw the flames.
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By Scott Streater, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Mar. 11--The first sign of impending disaster would be a piercing hiss as thousands of pounds of chlorine gas rushed through a hole in one of the 4,000-gallon storage tanks at the Tarrant County Water Supply Project plant in Euless.
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Firefighters are concentrating on two locations Saturday as they search for workers missing after the deadly explosion at the Imperial Sugar refinery near Savannah, Georgia, a fire official said Saturday.
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A state investigation has determined that a propane explosion at a convenience store that killed four people was an accident, but that its trigger may remain a mystery, a state official said Thursday.
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An investigation is under way after a man and a woman die in a fire at a semi-detached property in Lincolnshire.
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Firefighters tackling a major blaze following an explosion at an Essex oil refinery say it is now under control.
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Federal product-safety officials said Friday they were investigating whether there were any design flaws in a portable space heater blamed for a house fire that killed nine people.