Propane Explosion Sparks Fire, Damages Property in Stapleton
A propane explosion sparked a fire that damaged three buildings on a Stapleton property Sunday, though firefighters saved the main home and no residents were injured.
Wildfire reported off Interstate 65 in Escambia County
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Ala. — A wildfire burning off Interstate 65 in Escambia County sent a heavy plume of smoke into the sky, visible for miles after a camera at Wind…
Sollie Road Brush Fire Rekindles, But Firefighters Keep It Away From Nearby Apartments
A west Mobile brush fire that firefighters believed they had knocked down came back to life the next morning, sending crews back to Sollie Road for a second straight day…
Mobile Fire-Rescue Contains Woods Fire Threatening Apartment Complex on Sollie Road
Mobile Fire-Rescue crews responded to two large area wood fires just south of the Charleston Apartment Homes complex, with officials saying the flames posed a threat to the apartments. Multiple…
80-Plus Acres Charred as Mobile County Brush Fire Smolders Near Homes
Firefighters spent two days battling a woods fire in west Mobile County that scorched an estimated 80 to 90 acres and crept within 200 yards of the nearest home, a…
Woods Fire Off Highway 225 Snarls Traffic Near Spanish Fort Estates
A woods fire burning off Highway 225 near Spanish Fort Estates forced crews to reduce the highway to one lane Wednesday, with officers escorting traffic past the scene.
No charges to be filed in Five Mile Swamp Fire that burned 2,000 acres
No one will face charges after an authorized prescribed burn escaped control in May and grew into the Five Mile Swamp Fire. For more than a week, the fire destroyed…
Large Brush Fire Sends Smoke Plume Over Mobile Bay Visible From Daphne
A large brush fire in southern Mobile County sent a towering plume of smoke into the sky Thursday afternoon, visible clear across Mobile Bay in Daphne. Several fire departments responded…
Crews contain roughly 40-acre woods fire in Coffeeville
COFFEEVILLE, Ala. – A large woods fire burned roughly 40 acres in Clarke County on Thursday afternoon, according to Coffeeville Fire and Rescue. The fire department said crews were dispatched…
Grass Fire at Shuttered Searcy Hospital Draws Four Fire Departments
Four Mobile County fire departments responded to a reported building fire at the closed Searcy Hospital in Mount Vernon, later confirmed as a grass fire.