Des Plaines police and fire officials said an explosion and fire at a condo building in May that injured 15 people was arson, and the suspected arsonist died from injuries he got during the incident.

The Harrison Township fire chief said the gas explosion and fire on a boat near a dock at a marina turned out as well as he could have hoped. Township Fire Chief David A. Bostater on Friday commended everyone involved with helping avert a more serious tragedy in Thursday afternoon’s boat explosion and fire and the TowBoatUS gas dock at Roy 2.

A new report from federal investigators says the way that firefighters tried to put out a fire in a silo at the Robbins Lumber mill in Searsmont likely made it much worse, and went against the manufacturer's stated emergency procedures.

A major, multi-departmental response to a 5-alarm residential fire with injuries is underway in Norwood, after a reported explosion at 374 East 209th Street between Decatur Avenue and Parkside Place on Wednesday afternoon,

The Canton Fire Department has announced that the two men who suffered severe burns after last week's house explosion are now facing criminal charges as well. According to a release, Justin Bruce,