Fires and explosions in wood pellet storage silos happened often enough there that the regulators launched a safety initiative around them. Typically, sawmills bring in wet wood that’s dried in a kiln ...

At first, they thought both fires were caused by spontaneous combustion, but it turns out just one of them was. PFA Chief Gene Maccarini said these occurrences are really rare, but can happen easily.

ASHBURN, Va. — Flammable potting soil has left a family of five without a home. On Saturday, responders with the Loudon County Emergency Communications received multiple 911 calls for a house fire ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Firefighters in Fort Collins responded to two unrelated fires May 12 they say likely started from spontaneous combustion.

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A home valued at half a million dollars caught fire on Tuesday night and the Baton Rouge Fire Department says the cause was spontaneous combustion. Crews responded to a house ...

Two unrelated fires in Fort Collins on May 12 were likely caused by spontaneous combustion, according to Poudre Fire Authority. One fire ignited juniper bushes outside a business. The other fire ...