He returned one week later and set fire to a pile of garbage and cardboard, Suffolk police say.

A Christmas tree-related fire in Montgomery County displaced and hospitalized a family on Thursday evening, causing more than $400,000 in damage, according to fire officials. The blaze broke out in ...

The flames grew in a matter of seconds. Once the fire started at the bottom of the Christmas tree, it quickly spread upward — fueled by the dry branches. The tree hadn’t been watered in weeks. In less ...