Pet Lizard Blamed for Causing House Fire
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MARY ESTHER, Fla. - A pet lizard is being blamed for causing a fire that severely damaged a house, killed the reptile and put a cat in an animal hospital...
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CHICAGO, Sept. 4 -- Candles used for light in an apartment without electricity probably caused a fire that killed six children inside, a fire official said Monday as investigators continued sifting through debris.
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Mrs E Reynolds of Bexleyheath, southeast London, was truly in a state of shock. &quot;Last night I sat in my living room and heard a strange noise. On investigating, I discovered a fox in my kitchen,&quot; she wrote to her local newspaper, the News Shopper, the other week.
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A fire which led to a mother and two children being taken to hospital was started deliberately, police say.
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Finnish firefighters called to help a pet owner with his agitated and aggressive anaconda succeeded in taming the dangerous beast by spraying foam on it, news agency STT reported on Thursday.
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A fast-moving arson fire killed six people in a rowhouse before dawn Saturday, four of them children, police said. Authorities concluded that the fire was set deliberately after police dogs smelled an accelerant, and have ruled the deaths homicides.
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A House office building was evacuated Tuesday after witnesses saw signs of smoke.
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Â· Victim who had epilepsy was beaten and burnedÂ· Body found in house after four-month ordeal
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Market parties, but the roof is on fire. Whole house, really.
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A couple's discovery of their missing dog for sale on a pet adoption Web site led police to a Long Island home where more than 50 dogs were living in squalid conditions, authorities said.
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WAYNESBURG, Pa. - Police and animal control officials have confiscated dozens of cats and dogs that were living in a small house with three adults.  The animals included 47 dogs, along with cats and guinea pigs.
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Flames scorched Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne&#039;s English country mansion Thursday morning, the result of a faulty lamp, the fire service said.
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COLUMBIA, Md. - Some Columbia residents say there's still an odor from the house of a couple charged in September with 225 counts of animal cruelty because of more than 100 diseased and dead cats inside.
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By Gene Warner  A fire at a Grand Island home early Friday caused an estimated $400,000 damage and led to the arrest of the 44-year-old homeowner, who was accused of interfering with firefighters and police officers.  Volunteer firefighters responded to a 2:46 a.m.
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Staff at Battersea Dogs' Home were baffled after an apparent troublemaker released dozens of animals night after night, allowing them to raid the kitchen and cause chaos.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. - A man had 27 dogs taken from his home after police said it was unfit for animals...
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Animals living at writer's former home avoid eviction after a legal battle.