State Fire Marshal Julie Secontine is asking residents to remember fire safety on Thanksgiving Day, which is the leading day for home cooking fires. Secontine said consumers who use turkey fryers need ...

Most people think of house fires as dramatic, obvious disasters. A candle knocked over. A fireplace gone wrong. The reality, though, is far more unsettling. The biggest fire threats in your home are ...

A few years ago, my friend’s house nearly burned to the ground while he was out at his kid’s baseball game. The dryer was running when he left, and a buildup of lint inside the machine suddenly ...

KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) — The Killeen Fire Department responded to two fires caused by unattended cooking within a 24-hour period, leaving one person injured and multiple residents displaced, the ...