Des Plaines police and fire officials said an explosion and fire at a condo building in May that injured 15 people was arson, and the suspected arsonist died from injuries he got during the incident.

An explosion and large fire broke out at Neal Scrap Metals, a scrapyard in New Castle, Indiana, on the morning of July 24, 2026. No injuries were reported.

A property owner shooting at an exploding target caused a brush fire in Redmond on Sunday afternoon, fire officials said. Firefighters arrived in the 10400 block of Northwest Oak Lane after receiving multiple calls of “trees catching fire” in the area and the blaze moving rapidly,

Two were injured in a house fire caused by a gas explosion on Fort Pond Boulevard in Springs late on Wednesday night.

Update: As of 6:25p.m. on Sunday, forward progress has been stopped. Some, but not all, evacuation notices have been lifted. Areas north of Highway 126 are still under a level 3 'go now' evacuation notice.

Alden Robbins, a co-owner of Robbins Lumber who was severely injured in a May 15 fire and explosion at the company’s Searsmont mill, has died, according