Proposals to slash Australia’s tobacco excise ignore the basic economics of the illegal cigarette market, where untaxed products would remain dramatically cheaper even if tobacco taxes were heavily ...

What a difference a year makes for Methuen’s Marvens Charles.

Arlington has expanded its smoking ordinance to ban e‑cigarettes and vapes in all indoor public places. City leaders said the update closed a loophole in the decade‑old law, which previously ...

Study finds more than half of burn patients reported using smokeable drugs, with butane torches commonly used for lighting.

A 29-year-old man is facing charges in connection to last week's deadly fire at an Upper Manhattan apartment building.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined US Steel and its contractor MPW Industrial Services $180,000 for ...

Two house explosions in one neighborhood has spurred KSAT to revisit — and map out — its most recent coverage of reported house and apartment explosions dating back to the start of the decade.

Image Credit: NBC4 Washington/YouTube. What started as just another morning drive in Burke, Virginia, flipped into chaos when a woman lit a cigarette in her minivan, accidentally setting off a leaking ...

Two employees were injured Tuesday morning after an explosion at an Illinois chemical plant triggered a large hazmat response and prompted a temporary shelter-in-place order for nearby workers.

NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas — An oil well site explosion and fire in the Etoile area Monday night caused evacuations and shelter-in-place orders for several residents. According to the Nacogdoches ...

Looking at the wreckage, it’s nothing short of a miracle that the Chrysler driver escaped with just minor burns. Minivan exploded in Virginia after driver lit cigarette while hauling leaking propane ...