Los Angeles Times

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LOS ANGELES - Firefighters were hoping to take advantage of favorable weather conditions on Saturday to get the upper hand on the Saddleridge fire, a sprawling blaze that has torched the hills of the northwest San Fernando Valley, burning more than 7

Heritage Railway

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THE Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad has been accused in a lawsuit of starting one of the largest wildfires in the history of Colorado. According to the office of US Attorney Jason Dunn, federal investigators found that hot cinders from a st

Total Girl

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JoJo Siwa, who was touring Oz in January, collected donations at all of her Australian concerts to help victims of the fires. She also donated a massive $100,000 to The Salvation Army Emergency Services and WIRES. What a star! Sofia Carson, Shawn Me

Newsweek

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A firefighter at work as flames push towards homes on September 7 during the Creek fire in the Cascadel Woods, which was triggered by a mini-explosion at a gender reveal party. Meanwhile, uncontrolled fires also broke out across several western state

Los Angeles Times

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Firefighters on Friday evening were battling the Apple fire, which has burned 900 acres in the Cherry Valley area of Riverside County. The vegetation fire was reported at 4:55 p.m. in the 9000 block of Oak Glen Road, according to the Riverside County

Beijing Review

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Smoke rises after massive explosions at the Port of Beirut on August 4. The blasts, sparked by a fire at a warehouse containing inflammable ammonium nitrate, left more than 130 dead and thousands injured Students wash hands as they returned to school

Los Angeles Times

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Firefighters battling the Camp fire in Northern California boosted containment of the massive blaze overnight to 45 percent, though the inferno continued to expand its footprint. The blaze has charred 142,000 acres in Butte County as of Friday mornin

You South Africa

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Firefighters wait to be sent in to combat a fire in California in the USA. More than 14 000 firefighters are up against about 20 large wildfires in the state. Since the first fires started on 15 August, many people have died, dozens have been injure

NPR

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The fire that has been raging for 10 days in southern California – one of the largest and most destructive in the state's history — is being gradually contained, firefighters say, but there's still a long way to go. The Thomas Fire, which is straddli

Los Angeles Times

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LOS ANGELES - The insured losses from the conflagrations that consumed thousands of acres in California last month and killed more than 80 people already total $9 billion, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced Wednesday. The bulk of

Woman's Day

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You’d think that having a firefighting plane that waged a heroic battle against Australia’s deadly bushfire s named denied after for you their would 11-month be the -old utmost son honour. But it’s one Meghan and Harry Rural Fire Service’s offer to s

Great Walks

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For a list of national park closures visit parks.vic.gov.au. Any closures to tracks or other changed conditions resulting from past bushfires or planned burning will be noted on the individual parks pages. For a list of Victorian State Forest closure

Newsweek

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Prison-inmate firefighters arrive at the scene of the Water fire on August 2. More than 1,300 firefighters were battling a blaze that was burning out of control in southern California, threatening thousands of people and homes east of Los Angeles. ■

Newsweek Europe

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A firefighter at work as flames push towards homes on September 7 during the Creek fire in the Cascadel Woods, which was triggered by a mini-explosion at a gender reveal party. Meanwhile, uncontrolled fires also broke out across several western state

Los Angeles Times

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A 100-acre vegetation fire erupted Saturday in the Riverside County, Calif., community of Juniper Flats, prompting mandatory evacuations in the area, officials said. The fire broke out shortly before 6 p.m. in the 2100 block of Horseshoe Trail, accor

New Idea

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One year on from our country’s most devastating bushfires, the loss of homes, flora and fauna is still heartbreaking. People not only lost their houses, but so many sentimental memories, photos and treasurers along with it. From devastation we have l

You South Africa

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Several koalas that had been injured in the Australian wildfires last year and earlier this year have been set free in the wild. The koalas were treated in a koala hospital – the only one in the world. Anwen the koala became world famous when picture

Los Angeles Times

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LOS ANGELES - Firefighters continued to make progress overnight against the deadly Camp fire, which has ravaged Northern California for more than a week, boosting containment to 66 percent, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection sa

Los Angeles Times

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Evacuation orders were still in effect Monday morning as firefighters tried to gain ground on a wind-fueled, 2,800-acre blaze burning in rural Inyo County. About 400 firefighters worked to contain the so-called Pleasant fire, which broke out Sunday a

Los Angeles Times

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LOS ANGELES - The number of structures destroyed in the Woolsey fire has climbed to 1,500, according to figures released Monday morning by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. That number could rise in the coming days as fire of

Los Angeles Times

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The Mendocino Complex fires continued to grow at an alarming rate, burning 254,000 acres by Sunday morning and becoming fifth largest in California history. The fire was burning in wilderness on both sides of Clear Lake, forcing more evacuations in r

Shooting Times & Country

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Who said it: Simon Thorp, former director of the Heather Trust Why: A period of dry weather in the late winter led to a spate of wildfires, with the islands badly affected. Mr Thorp was calling for proper use of muirburn to manage the situation. ■

Los Angeles Times

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The Mendocino Complex fire is now the second-largest wildfire in California history, scorching more than 273,000 acres and frustrating firefighters as it continues to leap across natural and man-made barriers in Lake County, officials said Monday mor

Los Angeles Times

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More than 500 firefighters continued to battle a 441-acre blaze near Lompoc in Santa Barbara County, Calif., on Saturday, authorities said. The Rucker Fire began about 2 p.m. Friday and quickly threatened 100 homes, causing authorities to issue an ev

National Geographic Traveller (UK)

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the number of hectares burned during the fires — more than twice the area of Portugal. the number of hospitalisations linked to the fires between October 2019 and February 2020, with issues including asthma and cardiovascular problems. The smoke was

Los Angeles Times

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LOS ANGELES - Metallica is also feeling the devastating heat. The heavy metal band announced on Twitter that it will donate $100,000 through its nonprofit All Within My Hands to help with wildfire relief efforts across California. "Sadly, for the thi

NPR

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Some 2,500 homes have been evacuated; the fire has "come up to some people's backyards," one official said. But for now, it is contained in a sparsely populated area of National Forest.

NPR

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Officials say they are increasingly optimistic that the fires are gradually being extinguished, with two of the largest about 70 percent contained.

Los Angeles Times

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Federal, state and local firefighters are battling a 75-acre wildfire near the Cleveland National Forest, a fire department spokeswoman said late Thursday afternoon. At least 240 personnel are fighting the blaze, which started about 3 p.m. at Skyline

Los Angeles Times

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VENTURA, Calif. - Firefighters continued to make progress on the Thomas fire Friday as the monster inferno was within 500 acres of becoming the largest California wildfire on record. As of Friday morning, the blaze was 65 percent contained after burn