Urban planning choices that maximise space often create challenges during emergencies.

Residents at a senior living facility in southwest Atlanta say a busted elevator turned their building into a high-rise trap on Tuesday evening. With the only elevator out of service, tenants who ...

The US Geological Survey (USGS) says 'high casualties and extensive damage' are probable after earthquakes hit Venezuela, including the capital Caracas. Residents fled into the streets and emergency ...

Smoke emanating from a smoldering cold-storage warehouse in Boyle Heights continued to degrade air quality in the region ...

The firefight continued Sunday at a cold storage facility in Boyle Heights, with nearby residents urged to limit their exposure to the smoke that’s been bellowing from the facility since Wednesday.

In addition to geopolitical uncertainty, traditional risks for the shipping industry remain a major concern, although the numbers of total vessel losses and incidents have continued to decline in ...

A resident jumped from a fifth-floor apartment to escape a fire early Friday at a high-rise building in Chicago's Edgewater ...

Captain Brad Falick was recognized Tuesday evening by Collier Township officials for his actions during a fire last month at the Bridgeville Towers.

Flames tore through the fourth floor of a four story building at 8155 W Foothill Boulevard in Sunland on Wednesday morning, ...

As the Lineage cold storage warehouse fire is finally extinguished, residents and businesses are just beginning to assess the ...

Los Angeles building inspectors have launched an investigation into alleged unpermitted construction at a warehouse that erupted in flames last week — its second fire in two years.

Smoke from the still-burning Lineage cold-storage warehouse fire in Boyle Heights continued to worsen air quality Monday, ...