A brush fire has broken out near Thousand Oaks south of U.S. 101 near California 23 and Rancho Road. About four acres have burned. The Thousand Oaks fire is said to be burning in an open four-acre space. No homes are believed to be in jeopardy. The fire in Thousand...
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Wildfires in Yellowstone National Park cover 6,500 acres, but the park remains open to visitors. Park officials are advising people with asthma to stay away. A lightning storm sparked a wildfire in Yellowstone...
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A wildfire in Ashland, Oregon has prompted evacuations as it expands to up to 100 acres so far, with the hot weather and high winds not conducive to containment. At least fifty homes were evacuated as a precaution on Tolman Crek Road.The fire broke out this morning off...
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Thousands of Californians have been told to flee the path of intense wildfires that are threatening the Los Angeles area. 12,000 homes are threatened. Fire Captain Tedmund Hall, 47, and firefighter Specialist...
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Several fires in Los Angeles California broke out a few days ago since August 26. The fires are: Morris fire: 95% contained (September 1) Cottonwood Hemet fire: 100% containment Palos Verdes Peninsula fire: 100%...
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Wildfire is being spotted North of Azusa, CA. The brush fire in Angeles National Forest is above Azusa near Highway 39. The fire started around 4:30 pm on Tuesday August 25. More than 1000 firefighters are battling...
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Greece is battling raging forest fires today on the outskirts of Athens; several homes have already been burned and acres of land has been destroyed. A state of emergency has been declared, as the fire is not...
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The forest fire that has burned over 75,000 hectares in Santa Barbara, California this week started in a pot farm which was located on an area under control by a Mexican drug organisation, California authorities...
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Lockheed fire: At least 250 people have been evacuated from Bonny Doon near Santa Cruz as wildfires continue to burn out of control. Over 300 firefighters are fighting the Lockheed fire, which began at around...
Spanish wildfires that have been raging all week have killed six firefighters so far, the latest dying from burns he suffered four days ago. The 31-year-old firefighter was an employee of the Catalan regional...
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Lightning strikes have started three new forest fires in the Yukon; one south of Old Crow, one near Brittania Creek and now a third near the McQuesten River lodge. The first two fires are being allowed to burn currently because they are not near buildings or communities, but...
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Fire Crews were battling a quick spreading forest fire West of Kelowna, British Columbia. Kelowna is in the Okanagan region, a region rich of tourism and recreational activity. The fire, which covered...
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The Getty Museum has now re-opened after the LA Getty Fire earlier in the week. "The midweek fire consumed 80 acres of land, but no damage was reported to the Getty's structure or grounds, and there was never any...
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Wildfires are burning near the Greek capital of Athens. Over a hundred firefighters are battling the wildfires that started on Saturday when temperatures approached 30 degrees Celsius. Evacuations are in effect for farmers and residents to clear the dangerous area. Homes and...
The Tyaughton Lake, near Lillooet British Columbia, wildfire has grown to 8,000 hectares, which is larger than was originally thought, as firefighters last estimated the blaze to have consumed about 6,5000...
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