Houston firefighters were battling flames at a house on Fairdale Lane in the Galleria area on Wednesday evening.

A second man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering an elderly couple who died following a fire at their home. Grandparents Peter Greener, 77, who is known as Eric, and his partner Sheila Jackson, 83, died in hospital after the blaze at their home on South John Street, St Helens, on 15 July, Merseyside Police said.

Rescuing residents of Gabriel House was difficult because of window AC units — often a violation of building code that's difficult to enforce.

A fire that killed several pets in a Washington Township home Tuesday started after a dog accidentally turned on the kitchen burner.

One person was found dead after a house fire in the city's Mayfair section early Wednesday morning. Two children were also critically injured, according to fire officials.

Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service and Birmingham police responded at 7:50 p.m. Tuesday to a fire at a home in the 800 block of Sixth Street West.

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The fire chief said the blaze broke out after the homeowners were trying to power their house with a generator through the electric panel.