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The Hilton Pasadena had to move hundreds of guests, including some who had attended the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl, after an electrical malfunction sent heavy smoke billowing through the hotel's upper floors on New Year's Day, authorities said.
Syracuse airport officials say hundreds of passengers were evacuated from two terminals after a wired black box was found aboard a Delta regional jet.
A gas leak has forced the evacuation of 200 people at a school for the disabled in New York City.
Six people are on their way to the hosptial after a strange smell sickened more than a dozen people at a Maryland grocery store.
Two movie-star monkeys and crew members of the Adam Sandler film "The Zookeeper" are among the 300 guests who were evacuated from a Boston hotel after carbon monoxide alarms went off.
British Airways is flying a team of engineers from London to Phoenix to inspect a Boeing 747 that filled with smoke before takeoff, forcing hundreds of passengers to escape on the plane's emergency slides.
Authorities say the man who killed himself after a standoff in a sheriff's office in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., was a registered sex offender who had been brought in for questioning about a rape.
Many flights bound for Atlanta's airport were being diverted Thursday night after a tower was briefly evacuated after a lightning strike, which was followed by a power failure, a federal spokeswoman said.
Police say an unknown white powder that forced the evacuation of Casper Star-Tribune offices in Wyoming has been identified as cocaine.
Thousands of inaugural revelers trying to get out of Washington by train were delayed after a fast-food fryer tripped a fire alarm in Union Station.
The airport serving Alaska's capital city doesn't have to worry about bears coming around anytime soon.
A distraught student carrying more than 30 rounds of ammunition shot a handgun twice in his high school's hallway Tuesday and threatened to kill himself before two administrators persuaded him to surrender, police said.
A woman and her toddler are doing fine after a San Antonio hotel was evacuated because of a carbon monoxide leak.
A state-affiliated health clinic in northwestern Arkansas was evacuated on Thursday after more than 30 people were sickened with symptoms including nausea, dizziness and in some cases, uncontrollable drooling.
A small fire in a basement food court forced the evacuation of Union Station on Tuesday, delaying the departure of several trains but injuring no one.
EBay employees who were evacuated from their offices Wednesday after a suspicious-looking package was found in the company's mailroom were allowed to return to work after a bomb squad determined the parcel was harmless.
The ticketing and screening areas at Washington's busiest airport were evacuated for more than an hour Monday after a suspicious bag was found in the main terminal, airport officials said.
A passenger plane was evacuated upon landing Thursday after a passenger found an unclaimed cell phone tucked in his seat, a Seattle-Tacoma International Airport spokeswoman said.
Authorities evacuated dozens of workers and set up a half-mile perimeter around part of the city's port Wednesday after a bomb-sniffing dog indicated that two shipping containers from Pakistan could contain explosives.
The U.S. Capitol was evacuated shortly after noon Monday after the building briefly lost power.
The arena for the first-round NCAA men's tournament game between Alabama and Marquette was temporarily evacuated Thursday after bomb-sniffing dogs found a suspicious package about two hours before tipoff.
The security control building at a nuclear power plant was evacuated Wednesday night after a fire protection system was activated. There was no fire.
Crews Extinguish 2-Alarm L&M Hospital Blaze -- Patients were evacuated from the emergency room of Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London because of a fire late Tuesday morning.
Cudahy Plant Fire Started By Military Flare Landing On RoofCUDAHY, Wis. -- Investigators have determined the fire at the Patrick Cudahy plant started as a result of a military flare landing on the roof.
1,200 homes ordered evacuated amid Calif. wildfireAuthorities in Southern California have ordered about 1,200 homes to evacuate because of a wind-driven wildfire burning in Santa Barbara County. Fire Capt.
Ten postal workers injured by blue chemical powderTen Augsburg postal workers were injured on the job by a mysterious blue powder on Tuesday evening. Bavarian police evacuated the building and then found a similar powder on a nearby street.
Bomb Threat Shuts Down Shawnee Mall Shawnee Mall was evacuated Saturday after someone phoned in a bomb threat to the Sears store. Police said store officials received the threatening phone call about 10:30 a.m. and searched the store.
Envelopes With Unknown Powder Sent to The JournalEnvelopes containing white powder arrived at The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday morning, addressed to top editors and executives of the newspaper, stirring recollections of the anthrax mailings of 2001, and prompting the evacuation of some of the paper's offices in Lower Manh …
Driver Rescues Students From Burning BusA bus driver in Macomb County, Mich., rescued five children and three staff members from a flaming bus Tuesday afternoon, Detroit television station WDIV reported.
Store Emptied When Escalator Fires BulletChristmas shoppers were evacuated from a North Carolina store after a customer dropped several bullets onto a moving escalator and a round went off.
7 Valley banks receive letters with white powderFive Chase Bank branches in Phoenix, and one each in Gilbert and Mesa received letters with suspicious white powder Wednesday, apparently part of a series of letters sent to branches in 11 cities.
We're on our third day since Ike hit the Texas coast and we have people that were evacuated to Houston that are getting a little water every four hours and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? Luckily, a good percentage of the population of Galveston left town, but now they are st …
Göttingen school evacuated after chemistry accidentA chemistry class accident in a school in Göttingen sent 13 students and a teacher to the hospital with chemical burns and forced officials to evacuate the building on Monday.
Passengers evacuated from Thames cruise boat.A city cruise boat struck a bridge in the Thames last night and began sinking in the water as its terrified passengers were forced to evacuate.
Bangladesh cyclone kills hundredsBangladesh cyclone kills hundreds At least 600 people are reported to have died after a powerful cyclone smashed into Bangladesh's coast, leveling villages and uprooting trees.
Cruise ship evacuated off Greek islandCruise ship evacuated off Greek island A listing cruise ship carrying nearly 1,600 people — most of them Americans — was being evacuated off the Greek island of Santorini on Thursday after striking rocks in a lagoon....
Couple Sparked Wal-Mart Explosion; Store Evacuated, Closed Couple Sparked Wal-Mart Explosion; Store Evacuated, Closed
700 Customers Evacuated from Wal-Mart; 25 Treated for Breathing ProblemsCustomers Overcome At Central Fla. Wal-Mart It's Not Known What Caused Breathing Problems At least eight people were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after having trouble breathing while shopping at a Wal-Mart in Summerfield, according to Marion County Fire Rescue officials.
Evacuations planned for 24 outpostsThe Defense Ministry is drafting plans to evacuate the 24 outposts which Israel has promised the US that it would remove, according to a security source.
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