Five people were injured in a house fire in Bethesda on Christmas Day. Officials said the fire likely sparked from a power strip near a dry Christmas tree, and the fire spread quickly. Firefighters ...

QUINCY, Mass. — The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is cautioning people against holding on to aging Christmas trees, as more than one-third (35 percent) of U.S. home fires involving ...

The flames grew in a matter of seconds. Once the fire started at the bottom of the Christmas tree, it quickly spread upward — fueled by the dry branches. The tree hadn’t been watered in weeks. In less ...

A Christmas Eve blaze has left a Lake County family without a home. Hours before Christmas, fire crews in north suburban Zion responded to reports of a fire in a two-story house on the 3100 block of ...

ALBANY — If you’re struggling to part ways with your Christmas tree, consider this: Thirty five percent of U.S. home fires involving Christmas trees occur in January. With the post-holiday fire hazard ...

COLUMBUS — The Ohio State Fire Marshal is advising Ohio residents using live Christmas trees to ensure that trees are removed from the home before they become too dried out and become a fire hazard.

WADING RIVER, NY — Just five days before Christmas, Cindy McCory, of Wading River, lost everything in a raging fire that ripped through her family's home in a heartbeat. And now, the community has ...

A dry Christmas tree caught on fire, destroying the first floor of a Bethesda, Maryland, home and injuring four people and a family dog, Montgomery County fire officials said. More than 60 ...