Honda is recalling 1.2 million Accord midsize cars because a battery sensor can short out and potentially cause a fire. The recall covers cars from the 2013 through 2016 model years. Honda says it has four reports of engine compartment fires due to the problem but no injuries. All the fires were in states where salt is used to clear…
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has approved a $5,000 reward to help find the person responsible for killing a Selma mother and her daughter with cerebral palsy in a house fire last month. Fire officials determined the Dec. 8 fire that killed 44-year-old Katrina Moore and her 20-year-old daughter Coleman Moore was intentionally set after lab results tested positive for arson….
A German man has pleaded guilty and apologized after setting a fire that engulfed an oak tree at Auburn University’s landmark Toomer’s Corner. Jochen Weist pleaded guilty to criminal mischief Thursday in Lee County. Asked to speak, Weist said: “I’m sorry.” The Opelika-Auburn News reports the man agreed to pay more than $20,000 in restitution. He will avoid jail time…
Fires involving holiday lighting and decorations cause an estimated $8.4 million in direct property damage every year. Alabama State Fire Marshal Scott Pilgreen says many of these fires are preventable and that everyone needs to take steps to make sure their decorations are safe. He says that one of the biggest risks is Christmas Trees. “They can cause a tremendous…
According to District Fire Chief Craig Flynn, “at 12:59 pm today 5 units were dispatched to a structure fire at 428 Finley Ave. At 1:03 the units arrive to find the fire showing from the second story of the structure. The units were able to make a rapid extinguish to the fire without any injuries to civilian or fire personnel….
The State Forestry Commission issued a Fire Alert for many counties in Alabama. The alert is a result of a severe drought across the state caused by a lack of precipitation early in the year. The Foresters reported Tuesday that Alabama experienced 265 fires statewide that burned 2,300 acres. While the Fire Alert doesn’t mean residents need to stop backyard bonfires…
The Alabama Forestry Commission has issued a fire danger warning for nearly 50 counties across the state. Officials say the extremely dry weather conditions and lack of rain in the days to come have created an environment that is favorable for wildfires. Over 140 wildfires have broken out over the last week, burning around 15-hundred acres of land. Those counties under…
When Herron Taylor saw a man trying to flee – after seeing him light toilet paper hanging from one of the Toomer’s oaks on fire, she had one thought. Nope. Taylor began following the man, later identified as Jochen Wiest, and shouted that he was the one who lit the tree on fire. “I don’t think people understood that someone had…
An early morning fire left traffic on U.S. Highway 331 stopped and a historic Luverne building in ashes. The 911 call came in around 4:15 AM. Luverne Volunteer Fire Department was at the scene in minutes, but quickly realized the fire was too large for one team to handle. Eight Volunteer Fire Departments from across Crenshaw County assisted LVFD. Thanks to…
A business fire that happened around 4 am is causing traffic delays on highway 331. It happened near the Patsaliga Creek Bridge in Luverne, Ala. The Southbound lane is currently open. The area near the bridge will be blocked for the next several hours. Drivers are advised to take alternate routes. The fire started in the back of the building…
