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California’s largest wildfire surges overnight in West Coast

Makini Brice, Reuters
Posted at Aug 05 12:52 AM

Firefighters have managed to contain 41 percent of that blaze and authorities are allowing some people who had evacuated to return. Read more »

Thousands more evacuated from California's largest wildfire

Reuters
Posted at Aug 04 10:42 AM

Thousands more mountain residents were evacuated from the path of California's biggest wildfire on Friday as fatigued firefighters battled gusting winds driving one of the state's worst fire seasons in a decade. Read more »

Controlling the wildfire

Mark Ralston, AFP
Posted at Aug 03 06:01 PM

Firefighters conduct a controlled burn to defend houses against flames from the Ranch fire, as it continues to spreads towards the town of Upper Lake, California on Thursday. Read more »

Australia, NZ firefighters fly out to battle deadly California wildfires

Reuters
Posted at Aug 03 11:59 AM

Firefighters from Australia and New Zealand flew out of Sydney on Friday on a mission to relieve exhausted crews battling deadly wildfires sweeping the northwest of the United States. Read more »

Fil-Am’s house, cars destroyed in California wildfire

ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Posted at Aug 01 12:26 PM

A Filipino-American and her family lost their newly-purchased home to the wildfire in Redding, California. Read more »

No Pinoys affected so far in Northern California wildfire: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 07:56 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it is closely monitoring a fast-spreading wildfire in Redding, California that has already destroyed hundreds of structures and forced thousands to evacuate. Read more »

California fire 'tornado' kills 2 firefighters, thousands flee

Alexandria Sage, Reuters
Posted at Jul 28 11:59 AM

REDDING, California - A fast-growing northern California wildfire killed a second firefighter on Friday after high winds drove it into the city of Redding, prompting mass evacuations, destroying scores of homes and threatening some 5,000 other dwellings and businesses, officials said. Read more »

Blame game blows up over deadly Greek wildfires

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 27 05:13 PM

Grief and shock over Greece's deadliest wildfires were clouded Friday by a bitter debate over who was to blame, as the opposition rejected the government's suggestion that the blazes were started deliberately. Read more »

1 killed in raging California wildfire as residents race to flee

Reuters
Posted at Jul 27 03:57 PM

One person was killed in a raging, out-of-control wildfire that sent residents racing to flee a northern California city on Friday as flames burned homes and businesses and knocked out power, fire officials said.   Read more »

California declares state of emergency as thousands flee wildfire

Dan Whitcomb, Reuters
Posted at Jul 27 08:50 AM

A fast-moving Southern California wildfire believed set by a serial arsonist forced more than 3,000 residents of mountain resort communities to flee their homes on Thursday as crews fought to save homes in the path of the flames. Read more »

Greece's deadliest blaze

Antonis Nicolopoulos/Eurokinissi via Reuters
Posted at Jul 26 08:11 PM

An aerial view shows burnt houses and trees following a wildfire in the village of Mati, near Athens, Greece on Wednesday. Read more »

Wildfire in Greece claims 74 lives

Valerie Gache, AFP
Posted at Jul 25 12:17 PM

Firefighters try to extinguish flames during a wildfire at the village of Kineta, near Athens. Read more »

Greek wildfire kills at least 24 near Athens, residents flee homes

Michele Kambas and Renee Maltezou, Reuters
Posted at Jul 24 01:15 PM

MATI, Greece - At least 24 people died and more than 100 were injured when a wildfire swept through a small resort town in eastern Greece, with many victims trapped by flames as they fled. Read more »

Southern California couple find wedding ring in ashes of wildfire

Reuters
Posted at Jul 09 05:02 PM

As wildfires destroyed dozens of homes and forced the evacuation of thousands of residents in California, at least one couple had a bit of good news. Read more »

California wildfire claims season's first fatality

Dan Whitcomb, Reuters
Posted at Jul 07 08:18 AM

LOS ANGELES - Crews fighting a fast-moving Northern California wildfire on Friday discovered the charred remains of a person apparently caught in the flames, sheriff's officials said, marking the first fatality in a particularly intense fire season across the state.   Read more »

DFA urges Pinoys in California wildfire path to flee

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 27 07:34 AM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday urged Filipinos in northern California to heed the call of local authorities to evacuate their homes amid a dangerous wildfire in their vicinity.    Read more »

California wildfire largest since 1932: Cal Fire

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 23 01:56 PM

LOS ANGELES, United States - A California wildfire that firefighters have battled for over two weeks is now the state's largest since at least 1932, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Friday.   Read more »

California wildfire becomes state's 3rd-largest, more evacuate

Caroline Anderson, Reuters
Posted at Dec 17 09:59 AM

A raging California wildfire became the state's third-largest on record on Saturday as fresh evacuations were ordered amid a resurgence of the harsh winds that have fueled the deadly blaze threatening to scorch 18,000 structures.  Read more »

Firefighters wrestle to control California wildfire

Ben Gruber, Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 05:37 AM

CARPINTERIA - One of the biggest wildfires in California's history grew on Tuesday as relentless wind gusts and bone-dry weather challenged firefighters seeking to gain control of the blaze. Read more »

Thousands battle Southern California wildfire

Robyn Beck, AFP
Posted at Dec 12 07:08 PM

A plane drops flame retardant on a luxury home threatened by the Thomas Fire, on a hillside in Santa Barbara, California, on Monday.  Read more »