Oily rags and a can of mineral spirits left behind by a construction crew working on a kitchen remodel led to a house fire Tuesday night, the Baton Rouge Fire Department said. Firefighters called to a ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A home valued at half a million dollars caught fire on Tuesday night and the Baton Rouge Fire Department says the cause was spontaneous combustion. Crews responded to a house ...

At first, they thought both fires were caused by spontaneous combustion, but it turns out just one of them was. PFA Chief Gene Maccarini said these occurrences are really rare, but can happen easily.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Firefighters in Fort Collins responded to two unrelated fires May 12 they say likely started from spontaneous combustion.

PARMA, Ohio (WOIO) - A Parma firefighter was hospitalized after fighting the blaze that destroyed a house overnight, PFD confirmed. The house in the 7700 block of Parmaview Lane caught fire around ...

The fire caused a huge plume of thick black smoke [Steve Hubbard/BBC] A recycling centre where a huge blaze took place last ...

No injuries were reported.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Spontaneous combustion of wood staining products led to an early morning house fire in Brookside. Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department crews were called around 4 a.m. Tuesday to ...

MONROE — Fire officials suspect a fire at a Woodlawn Road home early Friday was caused by the spontaneous combustion of a large pile of saw dust from a wood floor refinishing project, fire officials ...

Flames licked at the dark sky above Frisco on Saturday, Feb. 8, during the town’s annual Spontaneous Combustion event that couples disposing of Christmas trees with a community event featuring fire ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Four people were displaced after a fire in Silver Spring on Thursday afternoon. Around 3:40 p.m., Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services responded to the 800 ...

Two unrelated fires in Fort Collins on May 12 were likely caused by spontaneous combustion, according to Poudre Fire Authority. One fire ignited juniper bushes outside a business. The other fire ...