It happened around 1 a.m. Saturday at a single-family home on 124th Street in Richmond Hill, leaving 3 people with serious, but non-life threatening injuries.
Firefighters gained ground on a wildfire that burned nearly 4 square miles of dry brush and forced people to evacuate part of Camp Pendleton, while a blaze generating heavy smoke drove some residents from homes in an Orange County canyon community.
An investigation continues after three charred bodies were discovered inside a vacant home one week after the structure was gutted by fire. Authorities have determined the cause of the fire.
The massive fire that destroyed four blocks of the Jersey shore boardwalk was caused by electrical components compromised by Hurricane Sandy floodwaters according to officials.
Investigators are ruling as "accidental" the fire that destroyed a major section of Jersey Shore boardwalk last week, two officials briefed on the probe told ABC News Monday night.
Investigators continue to sift through ashes of the Seaside boardwalk, trying to determine the cause of the huge fire that destroyed 50 businesses down the shore.
One police officer suffered serious head injuries and two others were hurt when they fell off the back of a moving truck in Seaside Park Friday morning.
A raging fire on the boardwalk in Seaside Park, New Jersey went beyond 10 alarms to an "all county call" on Thursday as wind-driven flames engulfed blocks of the boardwalk and destroyed at least 30 buildings.