A thinktank is urging the government to scrap second staircase requirements in buildings below 30 metres as it is claimed this could unlock 10,000 homes per year.

Smoke from the Pocket Fire has triggered health warnings in northern Arizona, while Phoenix faces an ozone alert as ...

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Rescuers pulled a man out from under the rubble of a nine-story building in Venezuela in a "miraculous" operation eight days ...

Portland Fire & Rescue said Wednesday that crews responded to a commercial fire inside a high-rise structure in Northwest Portland, and that the building’s internal sprinkler system kept the flames in ...

Lithium-ion batteries in personal electronic devices (PEDs) such as laptops, smartphones, powerbanks and electronic cigarettes can pose a serious safety risk in air travel. Damaged or overheated ...

LAPD officers responding to a medical-assistance call arrested a man accused of throwing chunks of concrete and a fire extinguisher at cruisers from a downtown high-rise.

A fire at a high-rise apartment building in D.C. has sent four people to the hospital, including a firefighter, according to ...

Two Rivers first responders are training with a new rescue jet ski on Lake Michigan as beaches fill up during a heat wave.

Nature’s oven was on high Tuesday for millions of people in the Midwest and Great Lakes states as intense heat and humidity baked the regions with no immediate relief before ...

The Supreme Court is issuing several major new opinions. President Donald Trump calls one a “big win,” but others don’t go his way. Plus, the United Nations is preparing for even more tragedy in ...

WASHINGTON - One person has died after a two‑alarm fire early Tuesday at a 10‑story high‑rise apartment building in southeast Washington. What we know: Flames were reported around 2:30 a.m. at the ...