A large fire broke out Wednesday evening after an explosion at an industrial plant in suburban Stickney, sending a massive plume of smoke into the sky and prompting shelter-in-place precautions for ...

Fifteen people were injured, three of them critically, in an explosion and fire in a condo building in Des Plaines, Illinois, overnight. Firefighters responded to a report of an explosion and fire at ...

At least 16 people were hurt, including 13 firefighters, after an explosion at a dry dock facility on Staten Island, according to police and fire officials. A fire was reported just before 3:30 p.m.

An early-morning fire in Quincy point damaged a two-family home, displacing seven residents and killing at least three pets.

A special hazmat team from O'Hare Airport was brought in to assist in this emergency.