Organisers said "not much can prepare you" for the tradition of Ottery St Mary Tar Barrels, which has taken place in the Devon town for so long its true origin has been lost to history. On Wednesday ...

WILLMAR -- Burning one pound of household garbage in a backyard barrel can emit as much dioxin as burning one ton of garbage in a municipal incinerator, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control ...

DEUEL COUNTY, S.D. (KELO) — Authorities in Deuel County say two separate grass fires were both sparked by burn barrels. The Sheriff’s Office says the first happened near Lake Alice. Both the Clear ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Crews with Rural Metro were able to snuff out a fire started inside a burn barrel during a burn ban before it spread too far Wednesday afternoon, according to a social media ...

When John Wood thinks about the chores he did as a kid in 1960s Minneapolis, one job sticks out. He and his older brother would take out their family’s household trash and burn it in a barrel in their ...