It was initially categorized as a 4-alarm fire before being upgraded to a 7-alarm fire later in the evening, according to social media statements from BCFD.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Firefighters were dispatched to the multi-story mattress warehouse shortly before 7 p.m. Monday to find what officials described as a "heavy fire," which was upgraded to a four-alarm blaze 22 minutes...

What began as a festive campaign march quickly turned into a scene of terror in the Mexican state of Veracruz on Sunday night when a mayoral candidate was gunned down alongside three other people.