Elite firefighter is mourned
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Bee Staff Writer. Eva Schicke was living her dream, fighting fire on one of the state&#39;s most elite wildland crews. But on Sunday, in a devastating reminder of the job&#39;s dangers, she became
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Justin Strzelczyk, a former player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, died yesterday in a fiery head-on collision with a tanker truck in Herkimer, NY, after he led state troopers on a 40-mile highway chase during morning rush hour.
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Hundreds of mourners paid their final respects Tuesday, in East Bridgewater, Mass., to a college student killed when police fired pepper-spray pellets into a raucous crowd after the Boston Red Sox won the American League pennant.
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The sporting community in Abu Dhabi yesterday mourned the death of the President, His Highness Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, a pioneer in promoting and setting up
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Mourners gathered Saturday to remember five children who died in a row house fire, while investigators tried to determine whether they were left alone or in the care of a baby sitter.
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Military officials and family members  attended funeral services on Wednesday for a Canadian naval  officer who died as the result of a fire on a second-hand  submarine that Canada bought from Britain.
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As the anniversary of a fire that killed 100 people approaches, survivors say they feel forgotten.
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Herkimer, NY (Sports Network) - Former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Justin Strzelczyk was killed in a collision with a tanker truck after leading police on a highway chase for 40 miles in upstate New York Thursday morning.
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GLENDALE HEIGHTS, Ill. -- A 25-year-old man who escaped a fire that killed his two children and girlfriend in their Glendale Heights home last month has died of the injuries he sustained in the blaze.
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Two firefighters are killed and another injured while dealing with a fire in Bray, County Wicklow.
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A service is held to honour almost 4,000 police officers who have lost their lives on duty.
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Hundreds of firefighters from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut filled a church and thousands more stood outside for the funeral of Michael Curran Reilly, who died fighting a fire in the Bronx.
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SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. 16 -- Four victims of a refinery explosion that killed nine were remembered Saturday at memorial services that drew hundreds.
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A memorial service is held for nine US firefighters killed in a warehouse fire in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Coworkers pay tribute to a devoted and thoughtful leader.
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As the anniversary of a Rhode Island fire that killed 100 people approaches, survivors say they feel forgotten.
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A firefighter died Sunday and six others were injured while working to contain a comparatively small, but tricky wildfire in Stanislaus National Forest, authorities said.