A container of charcoal caught fire in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Wednesday morning. Firefighters were called to the 16700 block of Oakmont Avenue, where a sea container caught fire on a loading dock.

A stubborn fire that burned for weeks on a Halifax-bound container ship in the North Atlantic over a year ago may have started when charcoal made from coconut ignited inside a mislabelled container.

As summertime is coming to an end, what do you do with your leftover charcoal? If charcoal is not properly stored, it may not light the next time you want to use it. What is charcoal? Charcoal is a ...