Ruinous fires across the West often lead to smoke-filled days with flames tearing through large swaths of natural land. While most of these fires are started by people, many fires start because of ...

Thousands of lightning strikes have been recorded in California recently as portions of the state gear up for more storms, bringing with them potential wildfires. The state's northern half saw 1,681 ...

Scientists who study lightning say the more they can learn, the more society can work to protect people and property from ...

UPDATE (Aug. 15): Investigators from the Baltimore County Police Department’s Fire Investigation Division consulted a lightning strike report that confirmed that a strike occurred directly at the ...

A lightning strike is the likely cause of a fire that burned a home in Holly Springs just hours after lightning sparked a fire at a Wake Forest home. A lightning strike is the likely cause of a fire ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — It’s a busy time for wildland firefighters as they tackle numerous wildfires across the state. With monsoon activity back in the forecast, the threat for wildfires comes with it. ...

A house in Pleasantville, New York, suffered considerable damage from a lightning strike on July 8, 1994. Lightning-related homeowner insurance claims in the U.S. totaled $1.04 billion in 2024, a ...

A lightning strike caused a three-alarm fire at a Pikesville apartment building on Thursday that injured two firefighters, according to a statement from the Baltimore County Police Department on ...

More than a dozen new wildfires ignited across the Cascades over the weekend from lightning strikes, adding to an already grueling wildfire season in Washington and the broader Pacific Northwest.

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – A lightning strike is the likely cause of a Mount Pleasant house fire. The Mount Pleasant Fire Department responded to a home on Osprey Court just after 1 p.m. Saturday ...