The family of Kenterian Williams, killed in a fire earlier this year, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the real estate company and two smoke detector companies, saying that a combination of ...

Protect your home with confidence by learning how to properly wire a combination smoke and carbon monoxide detector. This clear, step-by-step guide covers safety tips, tools needed, and how to ensure ...

A trial will be scheduled at some point to decide if a Westfall Township inn owner's negligence in not maintaining smoke detectors caused the death of a tenant in a December 2007 fire at the inn. Pike ...

Ionization smoke alarms use a battery and two metal plates, called electrodes, to create an electrical circuit. Ions are tiny, electrically charged particles that flow through the circuit and between ...

The SFD took this as an opportunity to remind Savannah residents of fires caused due to electrical distribution in homes.

Alina Bradford has been writing how-tos, tech articles and more for almost two decades. She currently writes for CNET's Smart Home Section, MTVNews' tech section and for Live Science's reference ...

NOTE: This story includes information from Halifax Regional Fire that has since been revised. After publication, the fire department updated its findings to say the cause of the fire was smoking ...