Wood has dominated home construction in the U.S. for centuries because it is widely available, relatively inexpensive, quick to build with and easy to repair.

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Cal Fire is responding to a vegetation fire burning in Calaveras County on Monday. The Cement Fire is burning near Cement Plant Road and Pool Station Road in the San Andreas area. An Alert California ...

The Santa Clarita City Council pledged to quickly rebuild its Old Town Newhall after fire destroyed seven businesses on Monday.

A car was 'set on fire' and bricks were also thrown at a house in a Cambridgeshire city. Cambridgeshire Police were called to an incident at around 2.40am today (Friday, August 7). Police received ...