PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Late last week, officials planned to pull resources from the Microwave Tower Fire and pivot their focus to the Whiskey Creek Fire. Since then, the Wasco County blaze has grown ...

A small kitchen fire at the Meadows Nursing & Rehabilitation Center was extinguished Tuesday with no injuries or evacuation, officials said. The blaze involving a microwave did not spread to the walls ...

GILLETTE (WNE) — A 21-year-old man trying to microwave leftover food inadvertently started a fire inside a hotel room Wednesday night. Police officers and firefighters responded to a microwave fire at ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon firefighters are making good progress on the Microwave Tower Fire in Wasco County, though evacuation levels have remained the same since Monday night. According to the ...

WASCO COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - The Great Basin Complex Incident Management Team 6 took command of the fire Wednesday morning. Incident commander Mack McFarland leads the team, which brings additional ...

A witness said one of the residents had attempted to use a microwave “to warm a sandwich in packaging containing foil,” which then "burst into flames" Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — "Oh goodness, you can see the damage, even the rack has char on it,” said Carrie Hodgin about her home microwave. Carrie took pictures right after the fire in her microwave happened ...

JANESVILLE, Wis. -- A fire that started in a microwave caused roughly $25,000 in damage to a home in Janesville Friday afternoon, the city's fire department said. The fire broke out at a home in the ...

Some paper towels can spark trouble in the microwave. Here’s how to tell if yours is safe before reheating leftovers.