59 Homes Lost, More Threatened in Australian Wildfire
PERTH, Australia (AP) — An out-of-control wildfire burning northeast of the Australian west coast city of Perth has destroyed at least 59 homes and was threatening more Tuesday, with many residents...
View ArticleFire at Ethanol Plant West of Portland Prompts Evacuations
CORNELIUS, Ore. (AP) — Fire crews are battling a fire at an ethanol fuel facility west of Portland in Cornelius that has prompted evacuations, authorities said. The Cornelius Fire Department on Twitter...
View ArticleA Dozen Homes Damaged in Wind-Whipped Baltimore Fire
BALTIMORE (AP) — Fire officials said a dozen homes on several streets caught fire in Southwest Baltimore, fueled by wind-whipped flames from the burning roof of a vacant house. One firefighter was...
View ArticleFire Destroys Montana’s Historic M&M Cigar Store Building
BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — A fire gutted the historic M&M Cigar Store in Butte early Friday, taking with it 131 years of the Mining City’s history. “It’s a total loss. No question,” said Jim Merrifield, a...
View ArticleFire Officials Aim to Squelch Blazes Fast, Avoid Megafires
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials said Thursday that they will try to stamp out wildfires as quickly as possible this year as severe drought tightens its grip across the West and sets the stage for...
View ArticleCrews Focus on Lingering Hotspots in Phoenix Recycling Fire
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix fire crews made significant progress overnight putting out a huge blaze that swept through multiple recycling yards, destroying businesses and injuring one firefighter. Fire...
View ArticleGrowing Arizona Wildfires Prompts New Evacuation Orders
SUPERIOR, Ariz. (AP) — Crews made progress toward containing one of two major wildfires in south-central Arizona’s desert hill country, allowing evacuation notices to be lifted for several rural areas...
View ArticleRare Tornado Rips Through Southern Czech Republic, Killing Five
HRUSKY, Czech Republic — Emergency workers and residents combed through wreckage in southern Czech Republic on Friday after a tornado ripped roofs off buildings and sent cars flying through the air,...
View ArticleFire Rages Anew Near Athens, Evacuations in Southern Greece
ATHENS, Greece — Wildfires rekindled outside Athens and forced more evacuations around southern Greece Thursday as weather conditions worsened and firefighters in a round-the-clock battle stopped the...
View ArticleNew Flames Thwart French Efforts to Fight Riviera Wildfire
LE LUC, France (AP) — Just when fire officials thought a huge wildfire near the French Riviera might be slowing down, a new pocket of flames shot up. And just as a water-dumping helicopter finished...
View ArticleCrews Battle to Protect Lake Tahoe Region From Wildfire
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters faced a critical day in efforts to prevent a massive California wildfire from reaching the Lake Tahoe resort region Saturday, hoping to take advantage of...
View ArticleLake Tahoe Wildfire Seemed Controllable, Then it Wasn’t
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ Just last week, managers overseeing the fight against the massive wildfire scorching California’s Lake Tahoe region thought they could have it contained by the start of this...
View ArticleHuge Fire Extinguished at Oil Facility in Southern Lebanon
ZAHRANI, Lebanon (AP) — Firefighters extinguished a huge blaze that broke out in a storage tank at one of Lebanon’s main oil facilities in the country’s south Monday after it sent orange flames and a...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Fire Kills at Least 13, Including 7 Children
PHILADELPHIA (AP)–A large fire tore through a two-unit house early Wednesday in Philadelphia, killing 13 people, including seven children, and sending two people to hospitals, fire officials said. They...
View ArticleHeat, Wind Hit New Mexico as Crews Battle Blazes
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Warnings that strong winds and hot and dry weather could produce dangerous wildfires blanketed most of New Mexico on Saturday as crews continued to battle at least two blazes...
View ArticleFirefighters Rescue ‘Cinder’ the Elk Calf from Fire’s Ashes
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Firefighters have rescued an abandoned newborn elk calf found amid the ashes of the nation’s largest wildfire as calving season approaches its peak in New Mexico and fires rage...
View ArticleOmaha Chemical Plant Fire Extinguished; Evacuations End
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A large fire that raged through a Nebraska chemical plant was extinguished by Tuesday morning and nearby residents who were initially evacuated were allowed to return to their homes,...
View ArticleUS Testing New Fire Retardant, Critics Push Other Methods
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials are testing a new wildfire retardant after two decades of buying millions of gallons annually from one supplier, but watchdogs say the expensive strategy is overly...
View ArticleWildfires Scorch Parts of Europe Amid Extreme Heat Wave
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A spate of wildfires is scorching parts of Europe, with firefighters battling blazes in Portugal, Spain and southern France on Wednesday amid an unusual heat wave that...
View ArticleCopter Crashes, Kills 4 During Severe New Mexico Fire Season
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Evidence indicates that a helicopter that crashed in northern New Mexico after helping fight a wildfire over the weekend descended at a fast rate, with the craft ending up...
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