Forward progress has been stopped for Sandy Fire in South Monterey County on Indian Valley Road near San Ardo. The fire is now being held at 23.4 acres. Crews are working on control lines and ...

On Halloween we guessed saltwater had somehow led to a short circuit that overheated the cars' batteries and fire, which may be exactly what happened. Can Hurricane Sandy's flood waters be blamed ...

In other words: fire bad, water really bad. Remember the 16 Fisker Karma plug-in hybrids that were burnt in the wake of Superstorm Sandy? They're not the only bad news for the luxury green ...