He returned one week later and set fire to a pile of garbage and cardboard, Suffolk police say.

Five people were injured in a house fire in Bethesda on Christmas Day. Officials said the fire likely sparked from a power strip near a dry Christmas tree, and the fire spread quickly. Firefighters ...

A Christmas tree went up in flames in a Bethesda home, setting the entire living room on fire and sending five people to the hospital. Officials believe the fire started in a power strip near the ...

Fire officials said it’s time to get rid of your Christmas tree. They say it has now become a fire hazard that is putting people’s homes and lives in danger.

SPOKANE, Wash. — The National Fire Protection Association reports that more than one-third, approximately 35%, of home fires involving Christmas trees occur in January, and is encouraging people to ...