With the increased fire risk in California, firefighters are on alert for any events that could spark a potential fire. That's what happened to a sky lantern festival scheduled to take place this fall ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Thin paper sky lanterns, lit from inside by candles that send them floating aloft, have been popular for centuries at Asian festivals, but U.S. fire officials want them banned.

MISSOULA, Mont. — Lincoln County emergency managers warn that several burned out sky lanterns have been found in the Bull Lake area. The county says while it respects the cultural nature of these ...

Sky lanterns are photographed during a festival in Taiwan in 2014. A lantern festival planned for an open field south of Mather Airport has been canceled by county fire officials who say such events ...

Just after 10 p.m. Thursday night, the Ocean City Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 501 Atlantic Ave., the Hooters Restaurant, after receiving a dispatch. Firefighters arrived at the ...

An illegal sky lantern ignited a fire Monday evening after it landed on a hillside in Avila Beach, according to Cal Fire. The fire began around 7:30 p.m. after people released the floating lantern, ...

The council has completed a review of its policy on ‘Intentional Balloon and Sky Lantern Releases’ and is stressing that such ...

RECEIVING AT LEAST PARTIAL REFUNDS FOR A POSTPONED FESTIVAL. THE SACRAMENTO LIGHTS FESTIVAL WAS RECENTLY MOVED TO COLUSA COUNTY AND WAS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD TOMORROW. BUT ORGANIZERS SAY THERE’S ...

AND WITH INCREASED RISK OF FIRES IN CALIFORNIA, FIREFIGHTERS ARE ON ALERT FOR ANY EVENTS THAT COULD SPARK A POTENTIAL FIRE. YEAH, THAT’S WHAT HAPPENED TO A SKY LANTERN FESTIVAL THAT WAS SCHEDULED TO ...