CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Thin paper sky lanterns, lit from inside by candles that send them floating aloft, have been popular for centuries at Asian festivals, but U.S. fire officials want them banned.

Early morning structure fire at the closed Blue Sky Motel on Colfax at Jay St. The fire started in a ground floor unit, and extended to two other units on the second floor.

The Blue Cut fire engulfs the Mormon Rocks Fire Station in the San Bernardino National Forest off Highway 138 in Phelan, Calif., on Tuesday. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) 85 / 88 ...

Many an airline passenger has tensed uneasily as lightning streaked the sky and the eerie blue glow of static electricity outlined the wing tips and propellers. ... Fire in the Sky. 3 minute read.

An iridescent rainbow-colored cloud seemed to magically materialize in the sky above Vermont. The colorful streaks across Sunday's blue sky puzzled some people who saw it near the New York-Vermont ...

"Great Balls Of Fire" Seen In Sky. March 30, 2009 / 12:40 PM EDT / CBS/AP ... orange and blue. The unusual sky prompted hundreds of calls, with some saying they saw "great balls of fire." ...

A transformer fire in Queens sent an eerie blue light flooding the nighttime sky over NYC as electricity flickered in homes and LaGuardia was plunged into darkness. Con Edison says a brief ...