The flames grew in a matter of seconds. Once the fire started at the bottom of the Christmas tree, it quickly spread upward — fueled by the dry branches. The tree hadn’t been watered in weeks. In less ...

The Pittman Center Volunteer Fire Department warned people to avoid the 400 block of Rocky Flatts Road after a tree on a power line caught fire. Around 4:30 a.m. Monday, Pittman Center VFD said that ...

While Christmas tree fires are not as common as they once were, they are far more dangerous when they do happen.

A bolt of lightning struck a tree on a property in north-central Wisconsin on Tuesday, September 9, sending bits of bark and other debris flying through the air and setting the tree on fire. Security ...