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Candles arranged on the floor for a voodoo ceremony caused a five-alarm fire that ripped through a Brooklyn apartment building, killing a woman and injuring 20 firefighters, the FDNY says.

Two Chicago firefighters were killed and 14 others injured battling a blaze when the roof of an abandoned building collapsed, an official says.

Firefighters battle to control Thursday s blaze at the Westfield Galleria in Roseville. As the fire at the 1.3 million-square-foot mall raged into early evening, officials were uncertain about the extent of the damage to one of Roseville's key economic engines – or how long the mall might be closed.

Hundreds of Chicago firefighters worked to put out a high-rise fire that left one person dead and 12 people injured.

A suburban Pittsburgh man slept soundly as his home caught on fire and partially collapsed. It wasn't until firefighters did a walk-through of the home more than two hours later that he woke up. Ross Township Fire Marshal John Reubi said he was "flabbergasted" that anyone survived the blaze. It broke out around 2:40 a.m. Sunday and was reported by a passer-by....

Firefighters expected mild winds and low temperatures forecast for Monday to help them make significant progress against a wildfire ...

Officials issued new evacuation orders this morning as a Ventura County wildfire grew to nearly 8,500 acres.

Firefighters in Southern California braced for another day of hot, extremely dry weather as they battled two wildfires in the Angeles National Forest northeast of Los Angeles.

About 1,000 firefighters are battling a brush fire in the foothills above the San Gabriel Valley northeast of downtown Los Angeles.

Greek firefighters planned to continue to work through the night to contain dozens of wildfires, including a massive blaze outside Athens, authorities said.