A fire caused by “improper disposal” of fireplace ashes in a mining pit outside a home in the Sugarloaf area was extinguished Wednesday afternoon, according to the Sugarloaf Fire Protection District.

SANTIAGO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Glencore's (GLEN.L), opens new tab Lomas Bayas copper mine in Chile is working to control a fire that broke out at a waste yard at midday on Tuesday, sending up a tall ...

United States Steel Corp.’s Minntac Mine has acquired a giant of all fire trucks. A new Rosenbauer Panther 6x6 fire truck of epic proportions is now in service to respond to any fires at the taconite ...

Growing up in northern Canada, Sol Mamakwa said his Indigenous community knew their land held valuable minerals, but he didn't understand the scale of the potential riches until later in life. "My ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- An explosion of new wildfires across Northern California is being linked to lightning, with more than 10,000 strikes across the state on Tuesday. At least one fire is burning homes in ...

Firefighters are battling a series of wildfires that erupted in north-central California after thousands of lightning strikes were reported in the region, prompting evacuations and scorching buildings ...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - The former manager of a southern Illinois mine pleaded guilty recently to a charge in connection with an underground fire in 2021. Timothy Brandon Parsons, 38, of Louisa ...