The deadly Swiss bar fire may have spread quickly, hiking temperatures up to 1,000 degrees in a matter of seconds.

EVANSTON, Ill. (WLS) -- The Evanston Fire Department held a live burn demonstration Sunday to show just how quickly a fire can spread. Two fires were set in rooms, one with a home fire sprinkler and ...

In a windowless, warehouse-sized lab on campus, a team of CU Boulder researchers huddle around two wind tunnels—long metal tubes that blow air currents at controlled speeds. Laura Shannon, a graduate ...

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY — We spoke with 911 dispatchers and they say they got several calls since Friday about wildfires. They say dry ground and high winds have made conditions just right for fires to ...

Aspen forests help slow the spread of wildfires and could serve as fire breaks in Colorado and other southwestern states, according to a peer-reviewed study by Western Colorado University researchers.

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knox County Fire Bureau and the Karns Fire Department hosted a Christmas tree safety event Thursday afternoon. During the event, they burned a Christmas tree to ...

Jun. 26—Authorities say the suspect in a devastating fire told an acquaintance he wanted to show his children how fast fire can spread. The man said he did so by flicking a lit cigarette into the Rio ...

The study of flame spread and fire behaviour in microgravity is essential for advancing fire safety in spacecraft and other low-gravity environments. In microgravity, the traditional forces that drive ...