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Vegas Wildfire

Smoke from the York Fire partially obscures downtown Las Vegas, shown behind homes under construction in the Summerlin community on Monday. The 31,160-hectare wildfire,...

Third firefighter dies battling massive blazes in Canada

A firefighter has died battling one of the massive blazes devastating Canada's forests this year, British Columbia's premier announced on Saturday. It marked the third...

Greece races to check 600 wildfires

Volos, Greece—Greek fire crews on Thursday scrambled to put out wildfires raging for two weeks around the country that left five dead before strong...

Thousands of tourists flee wildfire on Greece’s Rhodes island

RHODES, Greece—Tens of thousands of people have fled wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes as terrified tourists scrambled to get home. And there were...

Thousands moved to safety as wildfires rage on Rhodes

Athens—Officials on the Greek island of Rhodes evacuated thousands of locals and tourists from villages in the southeast of the Aegean island, where wildfires...

Cool rain to make ‘big difference’ in Canada wildfire fight

A cool rain is coming -- the first in weeks -- and Canadian authorities said Saturday they hope it makes a "big difference" in...

Massive California fire eases with rains

California firefighters were able to beat back a massive wildfire outside Los Angeles after a tropical storm brought rains and cooler temperatures, US authorities...

Portugal hopes cooler temperatures will tame wildfires

Portugal, hit by a third heatwave after weeks of wildfires, said Monday that it hoped cooler temperatures and increased air humidity in the coming...

Evacuation orders lifted as Spain wildfire stabilized

Firefighters managed to stabilize Sunday a wildfire that has ravaged vast swathes of land in eastern Spain, allowing officials to lift all remaining evacuation...

2022 sees record Europe wildfire destruction—EU

Europe’s blistering summer may not be over yet but 2022 is already breaking records, with nearly 660,000 hectares ravaged since January, according to the...

California wildfire death toll hits four

By David McNew At least four people are now known to have died in a wildfire sweeping through California, authorities said Tuesday, as they warned...

Two dead in California’s largest wildfire this year

Firefighters faced "extremely dangerous" conditions Monday as they battled to save a community of 8,000 residents, with lightning strikes threatening to worsen a blaze...

Thousands evacuated as California Oak Fire grows

Midpines—A fierce California wildfire expanded Sunday, burning several thousand acres and forcing evacuations as tens of millions of Americans sweltered through the scorching heat. More...

Thousands evacuated as California wildfire grows

By David McNew with Michael Mathes in Washington A fierce California wildfire expanded Sunday, burning several thousand acres and forcing evacuations as tens of millions...
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