A time-lapse camera captured the moment an intense fireball streaked across the sky over Lapland.
Newly resurfaced footage from the 1930s shows the remarkable life of Mickey the Minneapolis fire cat.
Known as Bloodhound, the supersonic racing car will attempt to break the land-speed record in October.
A new study has revealed the amazing way in which fire ants cling together to form living towers.
80 years on from the disaster, the exact cause of the inferno that destroyed the airship remains unclear.
Firefighters ended up having to take the toilet outside after the hapless woman became totally stuck.
Young Abigail Bruce's new four-legged friend played a crucial role in saving her family's lives.
People from several towns across the country reported witnessing the spectacle at 9:30pm on Monday night.
Defence attorney Stephen Gutierrez's trousers erupted in to flames in the middle of a court hearing.
The breathtaking natural phenomenon was photographed by dozens of people on Monday afternoon.
It is now thought that the vessel had been on fire even before it left on its fateful maiden voyage.
A faulty fire suppression system managed to submerge a large area under a sea of white foam on Friday.
Experts have warned that SpaceX's plan to fuel rockets while astronauts are on board could prove fatal.
The bright green object made headline news after it was spotted flashing across the sky in eastern Japan.
It's a form of attack used to great effect in movies - but did real soldiers ever actually use them ?
A Colombian soldier had been on patrol when he accidentally fired a grenade launcher at his own head.
Firefighters in China were called out after the man got his head stuck while trying to conduct repairs.
The event, which released the energy equivalent to 13,000 tons of TNT, went practically unnoticed.
Falcons and kites in Australia have been starting bush fires in an effort to smoke out small animals.
A video showing a tree burning from the inside out while producing very little smoke has appeared online.