JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The nation's drive toward alternative fuels carries a danger many communities have been to slow to recognize: Ethanol fires are harder to put out than gasoline ones and require a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A fire broke out at Marquis Energy in Hennepin in their central maintenance building. Allison Schwingle, a ...

In recent years, ethanol-based fire pits have become extremely popular. Compact, stylish, and affordable, they promise the warmth and glow of a campfire without smoke or ash. Yet beneath their ...

A bale fire at the POET Bioprocessing plant in northwest Iowa has been burning since Monday night. It’s about a mile from the town of Emmetsburg, where Patrick Degen is the mayor. “They’ve got it ...

Burn survivor Adele Tamati recalled the traumatic moment when her backyard fireplace and the ethanol bottle in her hand exploded and engulfed her in flames at her 50th birthday party. She also ...