A holiday celebration turned into chaos when a dry Christmas tree ignited inside a Maryland home, sending flames racing through the first floor and putting multiple residents and pets in danger, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People attend the annual Christmas Tree Lane lighting ceremony. The 135 deodar cedar trees, which survived the fire, have been lit ...

WASHINGTON — Five people suffered serious injuries, and a dog needed to be resuscitated after an electrical fire sparked near a Christmas tree at a home in Bethesda on Thursday. According to an ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WUSA9) -- Fires need two things to burn: an ignition source and fuel. In the Annapolis mansion fire, there were both: an electrical spark and a Christmas tree to fuel the fire.

The fire marshal’s office says the risk of fire involving a live Christmas tree increases every day, according to a spokesperson. Over one-third of Christmas tree fires occur in January and create a ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - With Christmas around the corner there are some things to keep in mind when it comes to fire safety. You’ve probably had your Christmas tree up for a while, or maybe ...

ERIE, Colo. (KDVR) — North Metro Fire invited FOX31 out to its training facility Wednesday to do a demonstration showing just how fast live pine needle Christmas Trees can go up in flames. The crew ...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio — With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, it can be easy to get distracted. That's why local fire officials want to ensure that everyone has fire safety in mind.

A 90-foot Christmas tree outside Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa was destroyed by a fire Monday morning. No evacuations were ordered as the tree burned in the 600 block of Anton Boulevard at ...

People attend the annual Christmas Tree Lane lighting ceremony. The 135 deodar cedar trees, which survived the fire, have been lit nearly every year since 1920 in the "oldest large-scale outdoor ...