I guess when you're a firefighter in a small town you have to start your own fires. picked by civicracer18c1 2 years ago

According to court documents, the woman told police that Hart held her against her will, threatened her with a knife, choked her, threw lighter fluid on her and lit her on fire. He then lit the couple’s bed on fire, destroying some of her personal belongings. picked by muppet 7 months ago

Watch a number of videos from a fire that broke out earlier today in the Hollywood Hills near Griffith Park and the famed Hollywood sign. picked by indierockcafe 2 years ago

Kebe Peinda Gotha set herself on fire at Rome's city hall on Friday in an apparent protest over a visit to Italy by Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade. Here is a auto-translated article from an Italian paper picked by 2manyusernames 12 months ago

An Indiana woman is fighting for her life after setting herself on fire next to her 14-year-old daughter. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

Things went terribly wrong in a brother and sister’s scheme to steal guns and tools and then set the house on fire, authorities say. The sister is dead, and the brother is charged with second-degree arson, third-degree burglary and second- and third-degree theft. picked by sputum 6 months ago

Fire officials in Clearwater, Fla., say a heroic cat that helped its owner escape a fire did not make it out of the burning mobile home alive. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

the California Department of Forestry will announce shortly that the massive Santiago Canyon Fire - which has caused an estimated $10 million in damage - is being officially declared an arson. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Police say she set the house on fire to cover up the theft of the family's credit card. picked by muppet 5 days ago

Wasabi, or Japanese Horseradish, has a particularly pungent taste and scent. Now researchers in Japan are using Wasabi's overpowering odor in a new type of smoke detector / fire alarm that wakes the deaf through scent instead of sound. picked by Mitzuzake 9 months ago

Several pics where a woman plays with fire. picked by Maxriter 2 years ago

Or How to lose a lawsuit and the b---- still don't get da crib.

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - Authorities say six people are hospitalized after a "suspicious" fire burned down a multimillion-dollar Long Island home owned by Grammy-nominated rapper 50 Cent. picked by bevissimo 6 months ago

A dog was hailed as a hero on Sunday after it risked its life to save a litter of newborn kittens from a house fire, rescuers said. Fire fighters, who revived the dog, said he refused to leave the building and was found by them alongside the litter of kittens, despite thick smoke. picked by suebe 1 month ago

Most of a downtown block in Toronto was gutted by fire last week. Early rumors suggested it might've been an explosion in a meth-lab. The Fire Chief extinguished that theory, but other reasons for the disaster may be weeks or months away. picked by jago 9 months ago

A fire truck responding to a house fire on Olive Street in Elyria early this morning lost its rear axle and gas tank on Broad Street near East Bridge .
The Firefighters on the truck were all able to escape without injury. picked by TraumaMamma 1 year ago

According to reports from the Southern Area Coordination Center, the Sweat Farm Road Fire in southern Georgia exploded from 1,000 acres to more than 20,000 acres in less than 24 hours between April 16 and 17, 2007. Strong winds whipped the blaze into 100-foot flames, while individual trees went up like torches. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A woman who police say assaulted people with a hammer while she was naked was arrested on a variety of charges, including assault and obstruction of emergency communications. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A woman in Seffner is accused of attacking her roommates with a hammer and a turkey. (Not much of a story but it is Florida) picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

A 14-year-old boy under arrest for setting fire to his school told investigators that he thought summer vacation would be prolonged if the school was burned down, investigators said. picked by deepcleanfun 1 year ago

A man told police that he set his parents' home on fire Wednesday afternoon to chase away burglars he claimed were creeping around the attic. picked by deepcleanfun 1 year ago