Eight residents were displaced by an overnight fire in Malden, Massachusetts.

How did the Maui fire spread so quickly? Overgrown gully, stubborn embers may be key to probe A charred Hawaiian Electric utility pole stump in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii on Aug. 29, 2023.

A massive filament eruption carved a 250,000-mile-long "canyon of fire" into the sun — and sent a CME sailing into space.

How did the Hughes Fire spread so quickly? Lack of rain, relentless winds to blame Vegetation that's stayed dry due to Southern California's lack of rain acts as fuel for the fire, which is fanned ...

This involves barriers in the building – such as fire-resistant doors and walls – to confine a fire, or at least slow the speed at which it can spread.

Scores of Cambridge residents had their lives rocked over the weekend when a 10-alarm fire ignited and ripped through a residential neighborhood. Within hours, a raging fireball had damaged a ...

Officials considering house separation regulations and/or the inclusion of fire-resistant barriers on exterior walls should find such fire spread data useful. Story Source: ...

Contrary to popular belief, experts say most homes destroyed by wildfires aren't overcome by a racing wall of flames, but burn after being ignited by airborne embers, also called firebrands.

Investigators are examining these and other pieces of evidence as they seek to solve the mystery of last month’s deadly Maui wildfire: How did a small, wind-whipped fire sparked by downed power ...