Six-year-old Milan Campbell died in the fire in West Rogers Park. His mother, Simina Contras-Campbell, remained in critical condition Monday.

In Brazil, a woman's Motorola phone exploded in her back pocket, causing serious burns and raising safety concerns about ...

The following is an excerpt from a recent article on the Weather West Blog.  California's extraordinary precipitation dipole has persisted into mid-Feb with only slight attenuation Well, it has ...

O’Bryant Degree, second from right, walks with friends along North Carolina Highway 18 during a walk to commemorate the 25th ...

On a cold February morning in 1938, Warren Cole stepped into a bathtub filled with scalding hot water. A patient at the Rhode ...

Volcanoes can be morbidly fascinating for plenty of reasons, as can the lava they release. But what effect might all that ...

An elderly resident fell into scalding water in an Auburn Manor laundry room in Chaska and died the following day, according to a Minnesota Department of Health report. The state concluded the home, ...

HCMC’s Burn Center in Minneapolis treated a record number of patients with frostbite injury. In an “average” year, the Burn Center cares for about 25 patients with frostbite ...

I didn’t know I burned it until I woke up.” Boyer was sent to Wexner’s burn center with a third-degree burn. “It was full thickness or meaning all through the layers of her skin down to ...

If you suspect frostbite on your toes or feet, avoid walking on them if ... Stages of Frostbite Similar to burns, there are several degrees of frostbite, ranging from frostnip to 4th degree frostbite.