AND WITH INCREASED RISK OF FIRES IN CALIFORNIA, FIREFIGHTERS ARE ON ALERT FOR ANY EVENTS THAT COULD SPARK A POTENTIAL FIRE. YEAH, THAT’S WHAT HAPPENED TO A SKY LANTERN FESTIVAL THAT WAS SCHEDULED TO ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Thin paper sky lanterns, lit from inside by candles that send them floating aloft, have been popular for centuries at Asian festivals, but U.S. fire officials want them banned.

Just after 10 p.m. Thursday night, the Ocean City Fire Department responded to a fire incident at 501 Atlantic Ave., the Hooters Restaurant, after receiving a dispatch. Firefighters arrived at the ...

Sky lanterns are photographed during a festival in Taiwan in 2014. A lantern festival planned for an open field south of Mather Airport has been canceled by county fire officials who say such events ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is there anything more like a fairy tale than thousands of glowing lanterns floating heavenward into the night? Long before the ...

With the increased fire risk in California, firefighters are on alert for any events that could spark a potential fire. That's what happened to a sky lantern festival scheduled to take place this fall ...