Tag: blazes

Wildfire Rages in Bordeaux; Fire Pilot Killed in Portugal

PARIS—Strong winds and hot, dry weather frustrated French firefighters’ efforts Saturday to contain a huge wildfire that raced across pine forests in the Bordeaux region for a fifth straight day, one of several wildfires scorching Europe this week. Among the worst fires have been in Portugal, where the pilot of a firefighting plane died Friday…


Nebraska Wildfires Kill Ex-Fire Chief, Hurt 15 Firefighters

CAMBRIDGE, Neb.—Wind-driven wildfires sweeping through parts of Nebraska killed a retired fire chief and injured at least 15 firefighters, authorities said Sunday. The man who died Friday night was a retired Cambridge fire chief who was working with firefighters as a spotter in Red Willow County in the southwestern corner of the state. That fire…