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A man and a woman were killed early Tuesday when their vehicle, traveling "at a high rate of speed," crashed into a Los Angeles County firetruck near West Compton, authorities said.
The fire at Vistra Corp.’s Moss Landing plant along Monterey Bay — south of Santa Cruz and far from the Los Angeles wildfires — was first reported around 3 p.m. Thursday and exploded out of ...
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The fire sparked from a vehicle fire on the intersection. [33] By June 16, the fire had already grown to more than 64,513 acres (26,100 ha) due to gusty winds and low humidity and was 0% contained. Later on that day, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office issued an evacuation order for residents living near the Apache Lake area. [ 34 ]
With 2,520 fires burning 978,519 acres (395,993 ha) of land, the 2020 wildfire season was the largest wildfire season in the US state of Arizona since 2011. [1] [2] Wildfires occur year-round in the state but are most numerous and typically burn the largest swaths of land during spring and summer.
The firefighting effort was primarily administered by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire). [ 1 ] The first fires started around 3:30 am on August 16, 2020, the result of a thunderstorm that produced close to 11,000 bolts of lightning and started hundreds of fires throughout California.
(Reuters) -Los Angeles-based asset management firms overseeing more than $4 trillion in assets are grappling with the impact of the region's destructive wildfires on their operations, with some ...
The Mescal Fire has led to a number of closures and evacuations. On June 4, 2021, the Gila County Division of Health and Emergency Management issued evacuation alerts for residents in the El Capitan area, east of State Route 77, Soda Canyon area, the community north of Route 3, Old San Carlos Junction up to Highway 70, and the Beverly Hills Community area.