Commercial fires
Eugene police arrest 30th person in May 29 protest

Apr. 09, 2021 06:04 PM EDT
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Eugene police have now made 30 arrests of people suspected of rioting, breaking into businesses and setting fires on May 29 during a...

Firefighters save bride's wedding from going up in flames

Mar. 05, 2021 07:04 AM EST
BLUE BELL, Pa. (AP) — Firefighters in Pennsylvania saved a bride's wedding, already postponed by COVID-19, from going up in flames. The...

Firemen try to douse a fire at Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine maker that is manufacturing the AstraZeneca/Oxford University vaccine for the coronavirus, in Pune, India, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
5 killed in blaze at Indian producer of COVID-19 vaccine

By Rafiq Maqbool Jan. 21, 2021 05:33 AM EST

A burned bed from the destroyed COVID-19 intensive care ward at the hospital in Piatra Neamt, northern Romania, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, is placed in a corridor after a fire. Romanian officials say a fire at a hospital treating COVID-19 patients has killed 10 people and critically injured seven others as a blaze spread through the intensive care ward designated for people with COVID-19 patients at the public hospital according to the Emergency Situations Inspectorate.(Exploziv TV Neamt via AP)
Romania: Fire in COVID-19 intensive care unit kills 10

By Vadim Ghirda And Sabina Niksic Nov. 14, 2020 01:41 PM EST

Man dies in fire at Vancouver motel being used as virus site

Sep. 28, 2020 06:37 PM EDT
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A 32-year-old man was killed in a fire Saturday at a former motel in east Vancouver, Washington, that is being used as a quarantine and...

Rescuers and others stand outside Hotel Swarna Palace where a fire broke out early morning in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh state, India, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020. The fire in the hotel being used as a COVID-19 facility killed seven coronavirus patients. (AP Photo)
Fire kills 11 patients in southern India's COVID-19 facility

By Omer Farooq Aug. 09, 2020 02:41 AM EDT

Officials inspect fire damage to John A. Lau Saloon In downtown Alpena, Mich Friday, July 24, 2020. The community in the northern Lower Peninsula is raising money to help a man who lost his business when a fire destroyed a 134-year-old building. Jon Benson was a day away from reopening the Saloon after the coronavirus shutdown when the fire struck last week. The fire also caused damage next door at the Thunder Bay Theatre. Benson purchased the iconic saloon in 2018 and opened it after extensive renovations in 2019. (Steve Schulwitz/The Alpena News via AP)
Alpena rallies to help man after fire strikes iconic saloon

Jul. 27, 2020 10:35 AM EDT

Virus leads to private memorial for 9 SC firefighters

Jun. 14, 2020 10:47 AM EDT
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — This year's ceremony to mark the deaths of nine firefighters in South Carolina killed fighting a blaze at a furniture store in 2007...

Two men have a discussion at a Black Lives Matter rally at the Peg Bond Pavilion in Batavia, Ill., Wednesday, June 3, 2020, during a protest over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed while in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (John Starks/Daily Herald via AP)
Police: Chicago calming down, but still 'too much violence'

By Kathleen Foody And Don Babwin Jun. 03, 2020 04:36 PM EDT

Diplomatic 1750, a sneaker and streetwear consignment boutique owned by Brian Heath, is boarded up in Chicago on June 1, 2020. Heath, who is black, said he's upset that his sneaker and streetwear consignment boutique in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood was vandalized on Sunday. But he's even more upset about Floyd's death, which triggered the unrest. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
Unrest emerges in neighborhoods, suburbs beyond city centers

By Tammy Webber And Sophia Tareen Jun. 01, 2020 06:47 PM EDT

A protestor high-fives a driver from her stopped car while hundreds of people march through Hartford protesting the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. (Mark Mirko/Hartford Courant via AP)
The Latest: Police say 4 officers shot in St. Louis protests

By The Associated Press Jun. 01, 2020 03:47 PM EDT

ADDS INFORMATION ON STATUE - An unidentified man walks past a toppled statue of Charles Linn, a city founder who was in the Confederate Navy, in Birmingham, Ala., on Monday, June 1, 2020, following a night of unrest. People shattered windows, set fires and damaged monuments in a downtown park after a protest against the death of George Floyd. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
Birmingham starts work to remove Confederate monument

By Jay Reeves And Kim Chandler Jun. 01, 2020 11:59 AM EDT

A man passes a burning building after a protest over the death of George Floyd, Sunday, May 31, 2020, in La Mesa, Calif. Protests were held in U.S. cities over the death of Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Banks burn in San Diego suburb as protest turns violent

By Elliot Spagat May. 31, 2020 04:33 PM EDT

A police officer is silhouetted with a burning car is seen rear, as violence escalated after peaceful demonstrations, late Friday, May 29, 2020, in downtown Portland, OR. Hundreds of people gathered to protest the Minneapolis police killing go George Floyd. Floyd died earlier this week in police custody in Minneapolis.(Mark Graves/The Oregonian via AP)
Rioting after protest leads to curfews for Seattle, Portland

By Andrew Selsky And Lisa Baumann May. 30, 2020 04:49 PM EDT