Tag: California fire

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…


California Fire Threatens Homes as Blazes Burn Across West

QUINCY, Calif.—Thousands of Northern California homes were threatened Sunday by the nation’s largest wildfire. Thunderstorms that moved in starting Friday didn’t produce much rain but whipped up winds and generated lightning strikes across the northern Sierra where crews were battling the month-old Dixie Fire. “We’re definitely still dealing with the possibility of lightning. Winds are…


8 Missing as Massive Dixie Fire Rages in Northern California

QUINCY, Calif.—At least eight people were missing Saturday as one of the worst wildfires in the nation scorched through Northern California communities, forest, and tinder dry scrub in the Sierra Nevada mountains, destroying a historic gold rush town. Even as the calmer, less windy weather gave firefighters a break overnight with the Dixie fire, the…


California’s Largest Fire Burns Homes as Blazes Scorch West

INDIAN FALLS, Calif.—California’s largest wildfire merged with a smaller blaze and destroyed homes in remote areas with limited access for firefighters, as numerous other fires gained strength and threatened property across the U.S. West. The massive Dixie Fire, which started July 14, had already leveled over a dozen houses and other structures when it combined…