California Wildfires

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The Glass Fire begins it's descent into the valley after ravaging the hills as night falls on Napa Valley, California on September 27, 2020. - The Glass fire grew to 2,500 Acres on the evening of September 27. A heat wave and dry winds create critical weather conditions and mandatory evacuations are in order. (AFP)

Record California wildfires burn over 4 million acres

The most-populous US state suffered five of its six largest wildfires in history this year

05 Oct 2020 12:18 PM

A melted slide smolders as a playground continues to burn at Pine Ridge school during the Creek fire in an unincorporated area of Fresno County, California on September 08, 2020. - Wildfires in California have torched a record more than two million acres, the state fire department said on September 7, as smoke hampered efforts to airlift dozens of people trapped by an uncontrolled blaze. (AFP)

Californians airlifted from fires as dangerous winds arrive

In northwestern Washington state, 330,000 acres burned in just 24 hours - more than in any of the last 12 fire seasons

09 Sep 2020 1:19 PM

A Los Angeles Fire Department helicopter makes a water drop over a brush fire in the Sepulveda Basin in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. In Southern California, crews scrambled to douse several fires that popped up. The largest was a blaze in the foothills of Yucaipa east of Los Angeles that prompted evacuation orders for eastern portions of the city of 54,000 along with several mountain communities. (AP)

Fire on all sides: Californians trapped by wildfire airlifted to safety

The blaze was 0% contained on Sunday afternoon, while nearly 15,000 firefighters were battling some two dozen fires across the US state

07 Sep 2020 11:06 AM

Debris piles burn as the LNU Lightning Complex fire burns through the area on August 19, 2020 in Fairfield, California. The LNU Lightning Complex fire is spread over four counties and has burned over 45,000 acres.(AFP)

Lightning-sparked fires in California force thousands out of home

Nearly 11,000 lightning strikes in 3 days have led the country’s firefighters trying to fight off 23 major fires or groups of fires

20 Aug 2020 9:15 AM

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04 Mar 2019 1:03 AM

Hundreds of volunteers are sifting through ash and debris, searching for human remains before expected rains complicate their efforts. (Photo: AP)

California wildfire death toll rises to 77, over thousand still missing

Authorities stressed that many of those reported missing may be safe and unaware they have been reported missing.

19 Nov 2018 4:42 PM

Investigators on Thursday collected DNA samples from relatives to help identify victims as hundreds of rescue personel and sniffer dogs worked to locate more victims. (Photo: AP)

California wildfires: At least 66 dead, over 600 missing, Trump set to visit

Butte County Sheriff said number of missing was likely to fluctuate as people call in to report loved ones unaccounted for or found alive.

16 Nov 2018 2:08 PM

'Camp Fire' is the largest and most destructive of several infernos that have forced 250,000 people to flee and razed 6,400 homes in Paradise, effectively wiping the town off the map. (Photo: AFP)

California wildfire Death toll matches deadliest ever at 29, likely to rise

Evacuation orders have been issued to over a quarter million people in California, with officials urging residents to take heed of warnings.

12 Nov 2018 3:53 PM

A house burns in the Hollywood resort town of Malibu -- about 88,000 homes have been evacuated in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. (Photo: AFP)

Death toll rises to 23 as California grapples with wildfire

Firefighters are battling raging fires at both ends of the state, but there is little hope of containing the flames anytime soon.

11 Nov 2018 10:19 AM

Vehicles and homes have been destroyed by the "Camp Fire" in Paradise, California. (Photo: AFP)

California wildfires: Nine dead, tens of thousands forced to flee

All fatalities were reported in a massive inferno in Paradise, in Butte County, where the entire population of 26,000 was ordered to leave.

10 Nov 2018 1:52 PM

A firefighter battles the Holy Fire burning in the Cleveland National Forest along a hillside at Temescal Valley in Corona, California on August 9, 2018. (Photo: AP)

More than 100 large wildfires now burning in US after new blazes erupt

The number is expected to increase, sparked by lightning strikes on bone-dry terrain, authorities said on Saturday.

12 Aug 2018 4:04 PM

A firefighter runs while trying to save a home as a wildfire tears through Lakeport, Calif. The residence eventually burned. (Photo: AP)

California wildfires: Twin blazes become largest in state history

The Mendocino Complex is 30 percent contained, still growing and threatens around 11,300 buildings.

07 Aug 2018 3:05 PM

Winds fan growing California wildfires, thousands evacuated

Erratic wind and heat gripping a swath of California from San Jose to the Oregon border drove the flames.

25 Jun 2018 11:18 AM

The Thomas fire took only 2 weeks to burn its way into history books as unrelenting winds and parched weather turned everything in its path to tinder, including more than 700 homes. (Photo: AFP)

California fires largest in state history, kills 2, burns down 700 homes

By Thursday, most of the southern end of the fire also was surrounded and the last mandatory evacuation orders were called off.

23 Dec 2017 5:11 PM

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The singer crooned the birthday song along with 10,000 fans at a concert.

19 Dec 2017 12:16 AM

In cases in which bodies have been badly burned, authorities have had to use dental records for identification. (Photo: AFP)

California's deadliest fire kills 31

The fires have swept through California's wine country, leaving thousands of people homeless.

13 Oct 2017 11:54 AM

Homes destroyed by wildfire in Santa Rosa, California

23 dead, many missing in 'catastrophic' California wildfires

Thousands of people have been left homeless and 25,000 people have evacuated their homes in Sonoma County alone, according to officials.

12 Oct 2017 12:05 PM

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