Investigators are looking into whether smoke detectors were functional and audible after six people were killed in a house fire in Maryland.

Maryland investigators are still looking into the cause of a raging fire at a home in Charles County that killed six people , including four children.

The London Fire Department (LFD) is taking a door-to-door approach to fire safety this summer, launching a new campaign aimed at making sure every home has a working smoke alarm.

A smoke alarm inside the Waldorf, Maryland, home that went up in flames Sunday morning, killing six people, had been disconnected and had no battery installed.

Some newer style smoke alarms contain lithium-ion batteries and can be effective for up to 10 years. Additional information can be found on Bend Fire & Rescue website under “Community Programs”.

The town of Colonie fire departments and the American Red Cross will host a free smoke detector giveaway and installation program.

A fire broke out in a garden and spread to three neighbouring properties after a solar panel battery system became alight.

Massive fire at Springfield scrap yard sends thick smoke over city, prompting residents to take precautions. Fire crews battling the blaze.

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As the state fire marshal probes deadly Waldorf fire that killed six, it warns that disconnected or missing smoke alarms remove critical life-saving protection.

Extreme heat launched the Bear Gulch Fire across 2,000 additional acres of forest on Tuesday and Wednesday, pouring thick smoke on the Hood Canal communities of Hoodsport and Skokomish, Washington.