Urban wildfires like LA’s make harmful chemicals from burning plastics and electronics that can make indoor air dangerous for months.

In January, 2025, six wildfires broke out and spread rapidly across the greater Los Angeles region in California, USA. Fanned by the strong Santa Ana winds, these raging infernos have caused ...

Wildfire retardants, the hot-pink mix of water and chemicals sprayed from airplanes by the U.S Forest service to combat ...

Step into the world of fire science with these 10 amazing experiments that bring surprising reactions! Watch as fire interacts with various materials to create stunning effects and mind-blowing ...

Is fire conductive? As ridiculous that may sound at first glance, from a physics perspective the rapid oxidation process we call ‘fire’ produces a lot of substances that can reduce the ...

A sophisticated approach to fire and explosion safety requires one that expands conventional protection strategies to comprehensively consider storage, containment and tool compatibility ...

Emmaus will receive $11.7 million in state funds to help alleviate the cleanup costs associated with “forever chemicals” ...

Exposure to magnetite, which can form when fire burns iron, has been linked to Alzheimer's disease, for example. "It really could take a long time to tease out all of the potential health effects of ...

As officials probe the cause of the Palisades Fire in Southern California, investigators have focused their attention on a popular Los Angeles-area hiking trail where another fire had burned six ...

What long has been considered merely a chemical reaction perhaps is best compared to another all-too-familiar scourge — a virus. By Stephen A. Pyne What is fire? What is it that we are seeing in ...

Fire officials are urging residents to make a disaster action plan. As thousands of firefighters battled a series of raging wildfires across Los Angeles County, California officials warned the ...

BERRYVILLE, Ark. (KY3) - Two dozen firefighters and one employee have been treated and released from a hospital for chemical burns after battling a fire at a Tyson Foods plant in Berryville.