Incorrectly stored oily rags caused a "spontaneous combustion" leading to a fire on a yacht in December, the Ports of Jersey (PoJ) has said. Crew onboard the private boat had used oil and white ...

Oily kitchen rags were the culprit behind the smoke that brought guests out of their hotel rooms late Sunday night at The Oread. A basket of kitchen rags that had been washed and were sitting in ...

A fire traced to improper disposal of oily rags destroyed a large warehouse and office building off Highway 126 in the Dry Canyon between Redmond and Sisters Wednesday night, but 20 firefighters from ...

Oily rags and a can of mineral spirits left behind by a construction crew working on a kitchen remodel led to a house fire Tuesday night, the Baton Rouge Fire Department said. Firefighters called ...

The cause of a fire in a former Whanganui fish and chip shop was an oily rag seen on CCTV footage bursting into flames. The ...

The Cambridge Fire Department reported that spontaneous combustion of oily rags started the blaze. Alan K. Brown '54 and Frederick L. Hall '54 noticed smoke from the basement at 10:15 p.m. They ...