SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — May 5 through 11 marks Arson Awareness Week. The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is warning against committing this serious crime, focusing this year on the theme of “Protecting Houses of Worship Against Arson.” From 2020-2022, the United States Fire Administration said an average of 1,300 fires a […]
ELKTON - Investigators are crediting a smoke alarm and a fire sprinkler system for "saving the lives of a family" and for reducing significant property damage after a blaze broke
ELKTON — An investigation is continuing after a Tuesday morning blaze gutted a home near Elkton, displacing an unspecified number of occupants, according to the Maryland Office of the State
ELKTON — Investigators are crediting a law enforcement officer for putting out a blaze on Thanksgiving night, after an unknown person or people intentionally set a fire near the front
RISING SUN — Investigators are blaming the placement of combustible materials too close to a wood stove for a blaze that caused approximately $300,000 in damage at home near Rising