Greg Gorbett spends unmeasured hours building scale-model rooms, complete with furniture and fixtures. He then judiciously stacks wood cribbing inside and burns his creations. More often than not, he ...

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No one was hurt in the blaze that blew apart the house's attic. — -- A video has captured the terrifying moment when two firefighters were caught in a backdraft as they attempted to put out a ...

Four firefighters were burned in a backdraft that erupted during a blaze Sunday afternoon at a West Side residential building. The fire, in the 4900 block of West Potomac Avenue in the city’s Austin ...

Two firefighters were taken to a hospital after a small explosion while they were battling a fire on Wednesday morning in Minneapolis. The Minneapolis Fire Department was called to the 1800 block of ...

Upon arrival, Chief 11-10 reported smoke showing from the second floor of a two story wood frame dwelling. The crew of Engine 11 advanced a 1 ¾” handline to side A and entered the structure on the ...

As temperatures plummet and the days get shorter, staying up late to take care of business is getting harder and harder on our hardest working men and women. Luckily, Fire Dept. Coffee is coming to ...

Fierce winds gusting up to 45 mph caused a backdraft in the basement of a Boston brownstone, trapping and killing two firefighters tackling a nine-alarm blaze on Wednesday. Indications are that the ...

Arguably one of the best places to buy takeout, Firehouse Subs is hearing fans rejoice as they reintroduce the hot sauce bar back into their restaurants. Of the many hot sauce options available, we ...

Twenty years ago Ron Howard made Backdraft, a visually stunning triumph of special effects that is remembered far more for its arresting firey set-pieces than its converging humanist plot-lines. But ...