Burn News

Detroit - In the 1950s Detroit was thriving. Times have changed. The population is down to 750,000 from 1.8 million with a third of the people unemployed. For the Detroit Fire Department it's a powder keg that ignites every night of the year.

What happens when you attach video cameras to a whole load of hula-hoops and then just let those ladies spin? In an amazing display, Hula Burn 2012 shows you the result of that feat.

Pittsburgh - A 12-year-old boy from Pittsburgh, Penn., sustained severe second-degree burns on his back after participating in a dangerous teen fad called "salt and ice challenge," making the rounds on YouTube and social networking sites.

Libreville - Over 10,000 pounds of seized elephant ivory were burned in Gabon on Wednesday to combat a spike in poaching and illegal ivory trafficking.

Kentville - The first of two brothers convicted of inciting racial hatred and criminal harassment, after burning a cross on the lawn of an interracial couple in N.S., will spend two more months in custody.

Florida - A man in Florida, Puerto Rico, was accused by police of burning his family with a blowtorch. The man's parents are in the worst condition.

Pastor Terry Jones has said he has called off his plans to burn the Koran Saturday.The pastor of Dove World Outreach Centers spoke to Muslim leaders and he agreed to move the location of the planned Islamic cultural center and mosque in New York.

Gloucester - An eight-year-old girl has died after boiling fat was tipped on her while she was helping to prepare for a birthday party.

A group of irate parents set fire to their children's school in the Philippines when the school did not feed the kids as much food as was promised.

A woman from Upland, California lit a fire to her car that was about to be repossessed. According to the San Bernardino Sun newspaper, the incident happened last Tuesday morning.