Tom and Kay Mellert missed their chance nearly 30 years ago to salvage a piece of Mellert family history. It was a hunk of metal, part of the loading dock of a prominent downtown Reading building — ...

Most people, if you asked them to imagine a fire hydrant, probably picture a red or yellow structure at the edge of a curb. It feels standard. However, it turns out the color of a fire hydrant varies ...

A 130-year-old fire hydrant cover has been rescued from the scrap heap and given a new home at a Hampshire museum. The cast iron cover, which used to be on Bugle Street, Southampton, is thought to be ...