Burned: Michigan Man Fired After Helping Put Out Fire

A Michigan man was fired last month after he left his position greeting customers at the entrance to a store and rushed with a fire extinguisher to put out a car fire in the parking lot.
Duck Boat Fire Causes Tourists to Jump into the Thames
30 people had to be rescued from a Duck Tour boat in the river Thames on Sunday after the “amphibious bus” caught fire right outside the Houses of Parliament in London. Many of the 28 passengers had to jump into the water to escape the flames.
Communications Problems to Blame in Deaths of Nineteen Firefighters
Inadequate radio communication was to blame for the deaths of 19 Arizona firefighters in June, according to an Arizona State Forestry Division investigation.
Two Dogs Escape Burning Building By Jumping Off Balcony
When firefighters arrived at an apartment fire in McMinnville, Oregon on Monday night, they found two pit bulls trapped on a second-floor balcony. The first dog managed to climb up onto the railings and balance itself before finally realizing it needed to jump. The second dog was also able to jump off the deck once a…
Amazing Satellite View Shows California Wildfire Smoke Over Ocean
This massive plume of gray-white smoke from the wildfires raging through Southern California's transverse mountain ranges is being pushed over the Pacific Ocean by the notorious Santa Ana winds. A weather satellite operated by NOAA captured this image late Thursday—you can see five of the narrow Channel Islands…
Norway to Reboot Fire With 12-Hour Prime-Time Special of Burning Fireplace

Norwegian public broadcasters will be rebooting the venerable entertainment property "staring at a fire" in a 12-hour prime-time television broadcast of a burning fireplace, featuring "Norway's biggest firewood celebrity" and other experts providing advice, color commentary, and, one hopes, some play-by-play action.
Three Arrested in Connection with Brazil Nightclub Fire
Brazilian authorities have arrested three people with ties to the nightclub fire that killed at least 233 people yesterday. They are one of the club's co-owners, the chief of security and a member of the band Gurizada Fandangueira, which was performing when the fire broke out. Police are also apparently searching for…
Was the Front Door Locked at Kiss Nightclub When Deadly Fire Broke Out?
One of the reasons this morning's fire at the Kiss nightclub in Santa Maria was so deadly is because the front door was locked at the time the fire broke out, according to Brazilian newspaper Journal O Globo
Horrifying Images from the Brazilian Nightclub Fire
More than 200 people, most of them college-aged, are dead following a fire at a nightclub called Kiss in Brazil.
Toxic Gases Released by Grilled Cheese Shut Down Norwegian Tunnel for Weeks
Nordic countries are known for eating some weird shit — so is it any surprise that one of the region's delicacies managed to shut down an entire tunnel for weeks after burning for days and releasing toxic fumes?
Duplex Fire Called Out by Extremely Frat Bro for Being 'Not Frat at All'
If there's one thing Georgetown Prep school grad and current University of South Carolina pre-med bro Alexander Maroshek has learned it's how to distinguish between things that are frat and things that are not frat.
Banana Boat Recalls Two Dozen Sunscreens on the Off Chance They Might Ignite on Your Skin
Retailers have just been instructed to pull 23 varieties of Banana Boat UltraMist sunscreen (SPFs 30 and 50) off their shelves over concerns that, in addition to providing ultra waterproof non-greasy protection from the sun, these products could also turn consumers into human torches, igniting on their skin if users…
Fire That Left Dozens Homeless Blamed on Man Who Was Preparing to Eat a Dead Squirrel
Officials from the fire department in Holland Township, Michigan, say a fire that left 32 apartments uninhabitable was caused by a resident burning fur off a dead squirrel using a propane torch.
South Street Seaport on Fire (UPDATED)
A three-alarm fire broke out at South Street Seaport on Pier 17 this afternoon.
This Colorado Woman Filmed Her Evacuation From the Fire
No matter how terrible the Colorado fires sound, a firsthand account is even more harrowing.
