LAFAYETTE, La. -– The cause of a 4 a.m. fire at a Lafayette business was likely due to oily rags stacked in a large plastic bag that spontaneously ignited.According to the Lafayette Fire ...

A multi-alarm fire that damaged a large Victorian-style home in Newton, Massachusetts, earlier this week is being blamed on oily rags. The fire broke out late Wednesday morning at the unoccupied ...

A bag of rags self-combusted at the Flat River Tavern Tuesday night causing minor damage. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 01:35:08 GMT (1749432908517) Story Infinite Scroll ...

One by one residents hear him calling out “Rags!” and they emerge from their homes handing over burlap sacks of rags they had been collecting. He tosses the remnants onto his large cart. His ...