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On December 2, 2016, at about 11:20 p.m. PST, a fire started in a former warehouse that had been unlawfully converted into an artist collective with living spaces (named the Ghost Ship) in Oakland, California, which was hosting a concert with 80–100 attendees. The blaze killed 36 people, making it the deadliest fire in the history of Oakland.
Smoke rises from the hills behind an Amazon warehouse as firefighters battle the Border 2 fire next to the Mexican border, in the hills east of the Otay Mesa neighborhood of San Diego, California ...
The death toll from a huge fire that tore through a converted warehouse in Oakland, California during a dance party on Friday night has risen to 36.
At the fire's worst, he said, it looked like a volcano exploding above the canyon. "So much of the forest and the wildlife has been burnt down," said Monk, a meditation teacher. "All that stuff's ...
Below is a list of all fires that exceeded 1,000 acres (4.0 km 2) during the 2006 fire season. [1] The list is taken from CAL FIRE 's list of large fires. Name
The modern oilskin garment was developed by a New Zealander, Edward Le Roy, in 1898. Le Roy used worn-out sailcloth painted with a mixture of linseed oil and wax to produce a waterproof garment suitable to be worn on deck in foul-weather conditions. Oilskins are part of the range of protective clothing also known as foul-weather gear.
As firefighters battle the raging infernos in Southern California, harrowing footage released by the Los Angeles Fire Department shows their helicopters plunging into the heart of the flames.
The fire tornado, which had peak windspeeds of 143 miles per hour (230 km/h), killed at least three people and injured five others while on the ground for approximately thirty minutes. The fire tornado was the most powerful in California history, and was the deadliest fire tornado to ever form as part of a larger event.