The Great Fire of London, 1666 One of his quatrains appeared to eerily predict the Great Fire of London: “The blood of the just will be lacking in London, Burnt up in the fire of ‘66: ...

BAY PORT, MI — During a family trip to a fish festival in Bay Port years ago, Mike Snyder came across a historical marker planted alongside M-25, almost by accident. “Great Fire of 1881” the ...

On September 2, 1666, 80% of medieval London burned to the ground in the largest fire in the city's history. The fire raged for more than three days, consuming huge swaths of the city, but the ...

The Great Fire in Portland started on July 4, 1866, near the harbor. The fire swept across the city’s peninsula, destroying more than 1,500 buildings and leaving more than 10,000 people homeless.

Reflecting on the 1889 Great Seattle Fire and its relevance to today's wildfire threats. Understand the lessons for our safety.

Jack Russell, the frontman of rock band Great White who survived the 2003 Station Nightclub fire in Rhode Island that killed 100 people and injured more than 200 others, has died. He was 63 years old.

Early this morning, we started mobilizing local crews for the purpose of fighting this fire.” State officials stressed that Great Barrington’s restraint overnight was the right call.

The Great Spokane Fire in 1889 effectively destroyed the city’s downtown, and, more recently, wildfires destroyed the majority of Malden and Pine City. In 2023, more than 10,000 acres near ...

Captain Thomas Targee, the volunteer fireman who died fighting the devastating Great Fire of 1849 in St. Louis. He was trying to stop the blaze, which started on the steamer White Cloud and wasn't ...