A blaze has erupted at a Texas chemical plant along with a series of powerful blasts. One person is missing following the incident and believed to be buried under the wreckage.

Six people have died from the collapse of a newly installed pedestrian bridge on Florida International University’s Miami campus, police said.

A third wrongful death lawsuit has been filed over a natural gas rig explosion in Oklahoma that killed five workers. Julie Smith of McAlester, widow of Matthew Smith, filed the lawsuit Wednesday.

The parents of one of the victims of Sunday’s deadly helicopter crash in New York’s East River have filed a lawsuit against the operator of the company, saying the harness their son wore on the flight prevented him from escaping.

A little dog died on a United Airlines flight after an attendant forced the animal’s owner to put the pet in the cabin’s overhead bin, and the airline said on Tuesday it was taking full responsibility.

A bus carrying dozens of Texas high school band members home from a trip to Disney World plunged into a ravine off of an interstate highway in Alabama on Tuesday, killing its driver and injuring several others, authorities said.

A car lot fire at Northeast 75th Avenue and Northeast Killingsworth Street grew to five alarms Monday and sent thick dark smoke billowing through the metro area.

I-94 has reopened near Jackson after icy roads resulted in multiple crashes and flipped semis, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s office.

A Roseville homeowner is sounding the alarm after a malfunctioning fire sprinkler destroyed her house. Durlye Warren’s home is now gutted, the carpets ripped up, and the frame of her house exposed.

A helicopter carrying six people crashed in New York City’s East River on Sunday, killing all passengers, while the pilot survived, police said.

Responsible for carrying 90% of the world’s trade, the shipping industry is the backbone of the global economy. Allianz reports that the international marine cargo industry transports goods with an estimated value of $4.5 trillion annually.

The smartphone and related applications have changed society, yet evolving technology often finds the law and insurance playing catch-up. Apps and their behind-the-scenes use of GPS, Bluetooth, and audio beacons make the phones seem "smarter," but they have generated privacy issues regarding their collection of information.

Three semi-trucks that haul mail were destroyed after the trailers they were hauling caught fire outside a U.S. Postal Service location in southern Manatee County on Wednesday.

Risk managers concerned about insurance exclusions should consider asking their brokers to brief senior managers explaining what exactly the insurance covers and what it excludes, a Willis Towers Watson executive advises.

A three-alarm fire raced through an apartment construction site in the North Capitol Hill neighborhood Wednesday, killing one person and forcing panicked construction workers to jump from the second and third floors to escape the flames.