Arson/Investigation
The FireRescue1 Arson/Investigation resources page features news about confirmed and suspected arson as well as information on the latest fire investigation methodologies to help fire investigators and other personnel identify fire causes.
Coroner’s staff arrived after the Springfield Township paramedics left and found the woman trying to breathe
Fire at Port of Ilwaco caused considerable damage prior to the start of the Dungeness crab season
Benjamin Cunha pleaded not guilty to charges related to improvised explosive devices in El Dorado County and Sacramento County
Relatives speculate that he may have stopped taking psych meds before arrest
Suspect battled with paramedics in after a 2011 911 call to his home, has previous assault weapons conviction
Investigators are looking into whether the pair was involved in at least three other intentional blazes
Surveillance video apparently shows a man running from the scene
The blaze killed two children and three adults
The man is accused of planning to fire bomb 48 churches; his family says he struggles with mental illness
The man died Monday after crews arrived to find the home fully engulfed and partially collapsed
Despite Governor’s tough words, fire starters get off easy
156 people died in a 2009 fire at the nightclub
37 died and dozens more were injured in the explosion-induced building collapse
The cause of the explosion that killed 32 and injured 121 is unknown
ATF has been without a permanent director for six years
The owner points the finger at architects, inspectors and the entire system for the fire
The only emergency exit had been blocked from the outside
The fire department spokesman called it ‘a very intense and devastating explosion’
The woman purposely set a car on fire, then became trapped in the garage by the flames
DA: ‘After nearly 10 years, justice has been secured.’
The suspect was arrested and is being held without bond; he faces murder and arson charges
The Ohio volunteer firefighter turned himself into police
Firefighters found the woman on fire and bound at the wrists and ankles
Investigators say she was strangled with a rope around her neck
Fire spread rapidly through the 1923 building, injuring 14 civilians
The building’s sprinkler system prevented the fire from growing
The woman, bound by her wrists and ankles, was so badly burned that she was unrecognizable
The home is howned by Hans Walters, a Las Vegas police lieutenant
Investigators are sill examining the cause and trying to identify all of the bodies
Volunteer firefighter Kellen Klee used fuel from his garage and a cigarette light to start the blaze
Nathaniel Bartholomew reportedly set a fire that burned 440 acres over several days
Authorities say the blaze is suspicious because of 911 calls they received
Arson investigators are examining the scene