Two people have lost their lives in the town of Weed in Northern California, according to Cal Fire. The two victims were women, aged 66 and 73, according to police. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) stated on Monday that the incident, known as Mill Fire, had burned 4,263 acres and…
Castaic Brush Fire at 91 Percent Containment
CASTAIC, Calif.—Firefighters laboring under intense heat continued making dogged progress against a large brush fire in the Castaic area, with containment up to 91 percent on Sept. 4. The Route Fire, which began around noon Wednesday alongside the Golden State (5) Freeway north of Lake Hughes Road, has burned 5,208 acres, destroyed two structures and…
California Mill Fire Destroys 100 Homes
A wind-swept wildfire in rural Northern California tore through a neighborhood and destroyed about 100 homes and other buildings, fire officials said Saturday after at least two people were injured and thousands were forced from their homes. The Mill Fire started shortly before 1 p.m. Friday just north of Weed, a city of about 2,600…
All Evacuation Orders Rescinded for Keremeos Creek Wildfire Near Penticton, BC
Local authorities in British Columbia’s Okanagan region say all evacuation orders around the so-called Keremeos Creek wildfire near Penticton have been rescinded. Erick Thompson, an information officer for the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, says this means residents from the last 25 households still displaced by the fire have received the go-ahead to return home. He…
Evacuation Orders Rescinded as Wildfire Burns Along BC Highway 3
An evacuation alert has been rescinded for about two dozen properties near a stretch of Highway 3 in British Columbia’s Interior, where a vehicle fire appeared to have spread to nearby grasses and started burning up a mountainside. Karley Desrosiers with the BC Wildfire Service said the fire started around 1 a.m. Friday, and while…
Firefighters Brace for Lightning, High Winds Across Southern Interior as Storms Loom
Residents of the British Columbia community of Olalla are now allowed to return home after being forced out by a threatening wildfire last week. But a fierce lightning storm that swept across the southern part of the province on Wednesday has sparked numerous new fires, with Environment Canada warning more storms were on the way….
10,000 People Evacuated by Fire in Southwestern France
PARIS—Firefighters were battling a wildfire in southwestern France on Wednesday in a region known for its pine forests that was ravaged by flames last month. More than 6,200 hectares have burned in the Gironde region and the neighbouring Landes in the latest wildfire to erupt in a European nation as the continent swelters through a…
Drones Tackle Penticton Blaze as Cool Weather Helps Bring BC Fires Under Control
Drones are helping map hot spots in a wildfire blazing on the fringes of British Columbia’s Okanagan region, as cooler and calmer conditions help firefighters bring blazes elsewhere under control. Crews are making progress on several wildfires, including a blaze near Lytton that broke out nearly a month ago and destroyed several properties, and which…
Evacuation orders, alerts expanded near wildfire burning in BC’s south Okanagan
Unpredictable wildfire behaviour in British Columbia’s southern Okanagan has forced the evacuation of the entire community of Olalla and an evacuation alert for the village of Keremeos, just a few kilometres to the south. The orders and alerts were issued by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen as the 42-square kilometre wildfire flared in what fire…
2 Bodies Found in Burned Vehicle in California Wildfire Zone
YREKA, Calif.—Two bodies were found inside a charred vehicle in a driveway in the wildfire zone of a raging California blaze that is among several burning in the western U.S. amid hot, dry, and gusty conditions that boost the danger that the fires will keep growing, officials said Monday. The McKinney Fire in Northern California…
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