Omaha firefighters are investigating what sparked a basement fire overnight Tuesday. Crews responded to the house on Stanford Drive, near 13th and Vinton streets, around 3 a.m. Sign up for our ...

An emaciated man, 32, says he was held in his room for 20 years and set it on fire to gain his freedom, according to police.

An official said the Tonetta Circle residence sustained serious fire and smoke damage after a blaze broke out just after ...

A man held captive by his stepmom for 20 years deliberately set fire to their home in Waterbury, Connecticut, last month to escape because he wanted his freedom, police said.

Fire crews were called on Saturday morning to the 900 block of Cedar Grove Road in Marple for a basement fire. The dispatch went out about 6:30 a.m., and the first fire officer on scene reported ...

The fire reportedly started in the basement. Due to the severity of the fire and the boarded-up conditions, crews on the scene could not initially make entry. Crews were eventually able to get the ...

A man has died from injuries sustained in a house fire that broke out in the basement of his Kensington home, the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) said.… Read More ...