Authorities evacuated neighboring businesses Monday after a package exploded at a UPS store in Carpinteria. Investigators later determined the blast was caused by fire extinguishers inside the shipment.

A woman was taken to the hospital after an explosion and fire destroyed her home on Valley Ranch Drive in Garfield Heights, according to firefighters.

Denver fire officials are investigating an early morning house fire and explosion that sent one person to a hospital.

Three firefighters were injured, one seriously, after a natural gas explosion led to a fire Monday at a commercial building on Amherst Street in Nashua. Officials said none of the injuries were considered to be life-threatening. One firefighter was ...