LASALLE, Ill. (CBS) -- After an extra-alarm fire sent a billow of smoke into the air like a volcano in LaSalle, neighbors expressed concern about the chemical particles that landed on their property ...

Carbon particles from a car's exhaust sparked the fast-moving 400-acre brush fire near Lake Jennings that shut down Interstate 8 and prompted mandatory evacuations, Cal Fire Chief Tony Mecham said.

Smoke from a massive industrial fire in Indiana has displaced scores of residents because of possible harmful particles in the air. The fire is contained, but it's expected to burn for days. Smoke ...