FAA says new research shows lithium batteries sensitive to heat, can ignite in flight

FAA issues fire warning for lithium batteries

Allegiant Air jet evacuated after right engine catches fire in Orlando; no one injured

Engine fire empties plane in Orlando; no injuries

Official: US helicopter fire kills 6 Afghan militiamen who opened fire in eastern Afghanistan

Official: 6 Afghan militiamen killed in US strike

Ore. governor candidate Dudley took big tax break for allowing firefighters to burn his house

Dudley gave house for fire training, got tax break

Wildfires frequent at Utah Guard base where machine gun-sparked blaze raged out of control

Wildfires frequent at Utah base where blaze raged

Ex-wife of Texas man executed for killing their 3 kids repeats her claim he confessed

Ex-wife: Willingham killed 3 kids in arson case

Firefighters in western Tennessee let mobile home burn; owner didn’t pay fire protection fee

Firefighters let home burn; owner didn’t pay fee

Federal oil spill investigators: Transocean thwarting efforts to get documents, expert

Panel: Transocean thwarts efforts to get documents

Jury to return for Day 2 of deliberations in Conn. home invasion that left woman, 2 girls dead

Jury: No verdict yet in Conn. home invasion trial

Conn. jury ends 1st day of deliberations without verdict in home invasion killings

No verdict yet in Connecticut home invasion trial

Infant boy, 4 women killed in rural southern Ohio house fire, 7 others injured; cause unknown

5 dead, including baby, in rural Ohio house fire

Salvage contractor: BP interfered with effort to close device meant to stop oil gusher

Contractor: BP interfered with critical efforts

Infant boy, 4 women killed in rural southern Ohio house fire, 7 others injured

Infant, 4 women killed in Ohio house fire

PEDRO, Ohio — Authorities say a fire that swept through a 12-bedroom house in rural, southern Ohio killed five people, including an 8-month-old boy.

Fire marshal: 5 dead, 7 injured in southern Ohio house fire; sheriff says infant among dead

Sheriff: Infant among 5 dead in Ohio house fire

Fire marshal: 5 dead, 7 injured in southern Ohio house fire; cause not yet known

Fire marshal: 5 dead, 7 injured in Ohio house fire

Owners of Missouri group home where 11 died in 2006 fire convicted of health care fraud

Group home owners convicted of health care fraud

Deadliest fire of year in NJ’s biggest city kills 3 in home without power, blamed on candles

Deadly fire in NJ’s largest city blamed on candles

Fire in 3-story brick building kills 3 people, called deadliest of year in NJ’s biggest city

Fire in NJ 3-story brick building kills 3 people

8-year-old boy killed in NYC house fire; 5 other children injured, 1-year-old critically

NYC fire kills 8-year-old boy, hurts 5 other kids

2 boys escape Tennessee house fire that killed 5 family members, including mother

2 boys escape Tennessee fire that killed family

Prison guard: Conn. home invasion suspect admitted to another inmate that he killed woman

Guard: Conn. home invasion suspect admitted murder

5 dead, including parents and 2 children, in house fire in western Tennessee; cause unknown

5 killed in house fire in western Tennessee

Investigator: Gas-fueled fire engulfed Conn. house during home invasion; mom, 2 girls killed

Official: Conn. home invasion fire spread quickly

5 dead, including 2 children, after home burns in western Tennessee town of Atoka

5 dead in home fire in western Tennessee

ATOKA, Tenn. — Five people, including two young children, died Tuesday when fire burned a home in western Tennessee.

Fire official says 5 dead in early morning blaze at home in western Tennessee town of Atoka

Official: 5 dead in home fire in western Tennessee

Brush fire erupts near buildings amid record Southern California heat wave

Fire erupts near buildings in hot Southern Calif.

Austin judge to hold 2-day hearing on arson case that led to man’s execution

Judge sets hearing in arson case tied to execution

California heat wave gives downtown Los Angeles an all-time record high of 113 degrees

Downtown Los Angeles bakes at record 113 degrees

Investigator testifies intense flames drove back firefighers at deadly Conn. home invasion

Witness: Home invasion flames drove back rescuers

Roaring fire hits Sao Paulo slum, destroying 300 shacks; 10 people hurt

Roaring fire hits Sao Paulo slum

SAO PAULO — A fire has raged through a Brazilian slum, destroying more than 300 homes.

Investigator says fire accelerant found on bodies of girls killed in Connecticut home invasion

Fire accelerant found on 2 home invasion victims

2 charged in Ohio slaying of real estate agent showing home, 1 of 2 agents killed in a week

2 charged in Ohio real estate agent’s slaying

Fire marshal expected to testify in Connecticut home invasion murder trial

Fire marshal to testify in home invasion trial

3 homes destroyed, 5 damaged as wind fuels fast-sreading fire in northern Virginia

8 homes catch fire in northern Va., 3 destroyed

Pair to appear in court in Ohio real estate agent robbery; 2 other agents’ killings are probed

2 to be arraigned in Ohio realty agent robbery

Conn. investigator: Home invasion suspects exchanged text messages hours before fatal attacks

Cop: Home invasion suspects texted hours before

NYC authorities pose as house hunters, find spaces illegally converted into apartments

NYC probe finds dozens of illegal apartments

Authorities identify man who shot and wounded co-workers in Nebraska before killing himself

Authorities ID man who opened fire at Neb. plant

Connecticut medical examiner testifies 17-year-old girl died trying to flee home invasion fire

Med examiner: girl died fleeing home invasion fire

Real estate agents take precautions after 2 killed, 1 robbed within a week in northeast Ohio

Ohio realty agents wary after 2 killings, robbery

19 recipients of Carnegie Hero medals and money that are awarded for civilian heroism

List of 19 recipients of Carnegie Hero medals

Police: Man charged in 2007 Conn. home invasion says planned home robbery ‘got out of control’

Conn. home invasion break-in ‘got out of control’

Police: 2 Ohio real estate agents slain, 1 robbed within a week; other agents take precautions

2 Ohio real estate agents killed; another robbed

Prosecutors say they’ll seek death penalty for 2 in suburban Chicago fire that killed 7

Prosecutors to seek death for 2 in fatal Ill. fire

More firefighters racing to beat wildfire, winds in community near Salt Lake City

Firefighters in Utah race to beat wildfire, winds

Insurer sent private team of firefighters to protect clients’ homes in Colorado wildfire

Insurer sent private firefighters to Colo. blaze

Owners of Missouri group home where 11 died in 2006 fire answer federal fraud charges

Fraud trial held for owner of Mo. group home

Smoky fire under NYC bridge halts Metro-North commuter train traffic for over 2 hours

Fire under NY bridge halts commuter rail for hours

NYC commuter rail service restored after under-bridge fire halts Metro-North service

NYC commuter rail service restored following fire

Smoky fire beneath NYC bridge halts Metro-North trains, could hinder evening service

Bridge fire hampers rail service into, out of NYC