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24 Jul 2022

Namaste India: Fire raging in California, USA

A formidable form of fire is being seen in different places in California, USA. This fire has not been controlled so far. This fire broke out for the third time in the last two weeks. See full report.

California wildfires

24 Aug 2020

California braces for more lightning as wildfires kill seven

California braced for more lightning storms that could spark dozens of new blazes after over 600 wildfires in the last week burned an area three times the size of Los Angeles. The worst of the wildfires was around the San Francisco Bay Area with roughly 240,000 people under mandatory evacuation orders or evacuation warnings. The National Weather Service on Monday morning lifted a warning for lightning and high winds in the area, giving firefighters some relief, but kept the "red flag" alert in place.

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21 Aug 2020

California wildfires double in size, forces over 175,000 people to flee homes

California`s lightning-sparked wildfires more than doubled in size into some of the largest in state history on Friday, forcing over 175,000 people to flee their homes. At least six people have died, 43 firefighters and civilians have been injured, and over 500 homes and other structures destroyed. One fire burned within a mile of the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) campus.

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20 Aug 2020

Helicopter fighting California wildfires crashes, pilot dead

Cal Fire said in a statement that a Call When Needed helicopter crashed on Wednesday while fighting a wildfire in western Fresno County. The Bell UH-1H helicopter was on a water dropping mission on the Hills Fire, about 9 miles (14 kilometres) south of Coalinga.

19 Aug 2020

Lightning-sparked wildfires rage in California wine country

Dozens of lightning-sparked wildfires threatened communities in Northern California`s wine country on Wednesday, and Colorado battled its second-largest fire ever. A group of fires in Northern California that covers over 46,000 acres (18,615 hectares) has destroyed at least 50 structures in a hill and mountain area near Vacaville. Social media videos showed a number of houses on fire, and residents were forced to flee their homes during the night.

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15 Aug 2020

California wildfires burn amid high risk of brutal blazes

A huge forest fire that prompted evacuations north of Los Angeles flared up Friday afternoon, sending up an enormous cloud of smoke as it headed toward the California aqueduct in the Antelope Valley. However, no new evacuations were ordered.

California wildfires

01 Nov 2019

Southern California endures second straight day of wind-stoked wildfires

The so-called Hillside fire quickly devoured more than 200 acres (80 hectares) of dry scrub and destroyed or damaged at least six homes before firefighters managed to keep the flames from advancing farther, fire officials said. As of the early afternoon, crews had managed to carve containment lines around 50% of the fire`s perimeter. No injuries were reported, but evacuation orders remained in effect for nearly 500 homes, displacing about 1,300 residents.

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31 Oct 2019

Twin southern California wildfires menace Reagan Library, Getty Museum, homes

The blaze erupted early on Wednesday morning in Simi Valley, northwest of Los Angeles in Ventura County, and by nightfall had charred 1,300 acres (526 hectares) as crews fought to protect the Reagan library and some 7,000 homes in the path of the flames.

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27 Oct 2019

California wildfires: US largest utility to shut off power to 9.4 lakh people

Over the last few weeks, the utility has been enacting preventative shutoffs all over northern and central California, but this weekend could be the largest this year. The wildfire has burned an estimated 25,455 acres and was 10 per cent contained as of Saturday morning, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

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18 Nov 2018

California wildfires: Donald Trump surveys ruins as death toll touches 76

Trump administration showed the extent of the devastation as neighbourhoods were burnt to the ground.

07 Aug 2018

Donald Trump's tweet on California wildfires stun fire authorities

Trump`s suggestion that environmental laws were somehow compounding wildfire woes drew derision on Twitter.

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08 Dec 2017

WATCH: Man saves rabbit from running into California wildfire

At a time when California is reeling under massive wildfires, a man was caught on camera trying to rescue a traumatized rabbit that seemingly lost its way.

California wildfires

10 Oct 2017

10 killed in California wildfires, 1,500 buildings destroyed

Massive wildfires raged across Northern California, killing at least 10 people, forcing up to 20,000 to evacuate and destroying over 1,500 buildings in one of the most destructive fire emergencies in the US states history.

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