The Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal is investigating a fire that occurred at a pole barn in Dorchester County on ...

Gas stations have offered different types of gas for decades. There's a widespread belief that high octane gas can clean your engine, but is it true?

Runaway engine events occur when an uncontrolled amount of fuel is dumped into the cylinders. That could be diesel fuel, or it could be another combustible source like oil.

Scientifically speaking, spontaneous combustion is a real phenomenon, and not just a plot device in novels. CREDIT: Jose A. Bernat Bacete via Getty Images. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter ...

At first, they thought both fires were caused by spontaneous combustion, but it turns out just one of them was. PFA Chief Gene Maccarini said these occurrences are really rare, but can happen ...

Two unrelated fires in Fort Collins on May 12 were likely caused by spontaneous combustion, according to Poudre Fire Authority. One fire ignited juniper bushes outside a business. The other fire ...

The cause of the fire was ruled as spontaneous combustion. The Baton Rouge Fire Department urges homeowners and contractors to exercise caution when handling and disposing of flammable materials.

Spontaneous combustion apparently ignites house fire during remodeling project BY ELLYN COUVILLION | Staff writer Feb 19, 2025 Updated Feb 19, 2025 1 min to read ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Spontaneous combustion of wood staining products led to an early morning house fire in Brookside. Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department crews were called around 4 a.m ...

The first known case of spontaneous human combustion happened in the late 14th century in Italy, when a knight drank wine one night before bursting into flames, per Business Insider.

So combustion of diesel fuel is not exactly spontaneous, but now you know why they don't have spark plugs. They do have glow plugs, however.

A Toyota GR Corolla owner says his stock hot hatch caught on fire and burned down. He even caught the incident on a dashcam as it happened. Now, he’s waiting for Toyota to decide how it’ll ...