A Christmas tree-related fire in Montgomery County displaced and hospitalized a family on Thursday evening, causing more than $400,000 in damage, according to fire officials. The blaze broke out in ...

The flames grew in a matter of seconds. Once the fire started at the bottom of the Christmas tree, it quickly spread upward — fueled by the dry branches. The tree hadn’t been watered in weeks. In less ...

A Christmas tree fire in Bethesda, Maryland, injured four people and a dog on Christmas Day, officials said. The family is displaced, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue said. A strand of lights from as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People attend the annual Christmas Tree Lane lighting ceremony. The 135 deodar cedar trees, which survived the fire, have been lit ...

The fire marshal’s office says the risk of fire involving a live Christmas tree increases every day, according to a spokesperson. Over one-third of Christmas tree fires occur in January and create a ...

Fire officials said it’s time to get rid of your Christmas tree. They say it has now become a fire hazard that is putting people’s homes and lives in danger.