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Dozens of firefighters worked Friday to put out a large fast-moving brush fire that threatened hundreds of homes in the Oakland hills in California and sparked evacuations of hundreds of residents ...
VENTURA, Calif. — A brush fire that erupted northwest of Los Angeles on Wednesday has burned more than 14,000 acres, engulfing homes, prompting rescues, and forcing power shutoffs to thousands ...
The blaze in the Oakland Hills burned a day before the Oct. 19 anniversary of a 1991 fire that destroyed nearly 3,000 homes and killed 25 people. Smoke was visible Friday 2 to 3 miles away.
Hills and canyons have seen brush or wildfires in 1914, the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and into today. [72] On occasion, lightning strikes from thunderstorms may also spark wildfires in areas that have seen past ignition.
A brush fire erupted south of the Eugene Airport Monday afternoon, sending plumes of smoke billowing into the sky and alarming nearby residents as it set a building ablaze off Green Hill Road.
Brush fire in Myrtle Beach, the most destructive fire in terms of loss in state history. Destroyed 76 homes and damaged 97. [50] 2009: 164,500 acres (66,600 ha) Brittany Triangle Fire: British Columbia: Also known as the Lava Canyon fire, this was the largest fire in BC in 2009.
A wind-whipped Southern California brush fire that exploded to 20,000 acres in about 24 hours, destroying homes and prompting mass evacuations, remained out of control Thursday as Gov. Gavin ...
Dry conditions helped fuel a brush fire near Troon Country Club. Actual fire name is Granite Mountain. N/A Desert Maricopa 3,000 0 0 0 1994 Warm Springs Fire [46] N/A N/A Desert Mohave: 7,000+ N/A N/A N/A 1994 Black Mesa Fire N/A N/A Desert Yuma: 500+ N/A N/A N/A 1994 Goodwin Mesa Fire N/A N/A Desert / Juniper Pinyon Yavapai 150+ N/A N/A N/A 1995