In Siberia's Novosibirsk, Russia's third-largest city, a major hot-water main burst, sending cascades of steaming water rushing through frozen streets and cutting off heating to scores of buildings -- ...

Officials in Jefferson County say firefighters battled a 2-alarm house fire Thursday in Punxsutawney that was reportedly caused by an exploding water tank. According to the Punxsutawney Fire Chief, ...

The early universe, fresh from the Big Bang, was a hot, dense soup of simple elements: hydrogen, helium, and trace amounts of ...

A top Florida state official warned Thursday that firefighters have battled a number of fires caused by electric vehicle (EV) batteries waterlogged from Hurricane Ian. EV batteries that have been ...

COLUMBIA — An apartment complex has filed a lawsuit against Columbia Water claiming new meters in the city’s upgrade project were improperly installed and caused water leaks, “exploding” water heaters ...

A downtown Indiana jewelry store recently endured another problem caused by an apartment above its shop. Luxenberg’s Jewelers’ main store already was reeling from the effect of a toilet pipe breaking ...

DIMOCK, Pa. (AP) — Meeting with a man whose well water has been polluted for years, officials in the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office asked him whether he’d consider accepting a treatment system ...

Everyone loves a water balloon fight. That is, everyone who’s not a stodgy old coot. So the concept of a giant, 5,000-person battle royale, where everyone’s armed with copious quantities of balloon ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard is asking candidates who have submitted validated petitions to run for mayor a weekly issue-oriented question and publishing their ...