NORTH ROYALTON, Ohio (WJW) – The North Royalton Fire Department is spotlighting a problem that been identified as the cause for more than a dozen fires across the region – oily rags. Fire Chief Robert ...

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 ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A garage fire early Tuesday morning that caused about $30,000 in damage to a home in Deschutes River Woods was caused by spontaneous combustion of oily rags from a commercial ...

With the coming of the summer heat we need to be more cognizant of the dangers that lurk in the areas of our homes where we store materials containing potentially explosive chemicals. We also need to ...

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Fire officials believe spontaneous combustion caused the recent fire at Dairy Queen after employees put hot rags with oily residue into a plastic container after laundering them, ...

Your garage probably feels like a safe storage space. You toss things in there without a second thought, close the door, and ...

MISSOULA, Mont. - Firefighters have pinpointed what started a garage fire on Missoula's southwest side Monday. Investigators said oily rags stored in the Clark Street garage spontaneously combusted.

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fire that damaged a northwest Bend home Saturday morning was sparked by oily rags used in a deck-staining project that heated up after disposal in a trash can that was against a ...

Two Lexington police officers were treated for smoke inhalation after rescuing a family and their pets from a burning Lexington home early Friday caused by a the combustion of oily rags, according to ...