January 5, 2020: The worst bushfires in Australia have claimed lives of 25 people, burned an estimated 6.3 million hectares and destroyed over 2,500 buildings as of January 5, 2020. Eighteen people died in New South Wales, …
November 15, 2018: At least 72 people have been killed in wildfires across California including 66 civilians and 6 firefighters. According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the National Intera…
Recent forest fires in Uttarakhand, India's northern Himalayan state, have claimed lives of six people. Fires have burned more than 4,700 acres of forest. The forest fires which broke out a month ago has now intensified at…
The wildfire near Canadian River, Texas is now 95 percent contained. It has already burned 1,750 acres. "The wildfire is expected to contain 100 percent sometime Monday," News Channel 10 reported quoting the Texas …
A firefighting crew battling fires along a road on the west side of the Canyon Creek Complex near Oregon (Reuters: US Forest Service/Handout) President Barack Obama has declared an emergency for wildfire-ravaged Washington …
A state of emergency has been declared due to raging wildfire in Harmanli municipality of southern Bulgaria on Thursday. Wildfire has affected Mladinovo, Dripchevo, Oryahovo and Izvorovo villages, Sofia News Agency reported.
Dozens of wildfires burning across British Columbia have forced two communities to declare states of emergency. A state of emergency was issued Saturday morning after a 16-hectare fire caused the evacuation of about 100 reside…
A wildfire about 30 miles east of Douglas has burned approximately 2,000 acres as of Wednesday afternoon. The Guadalupe Fire was reported at around 10 a.m. Tuesday, when it was covering about 50 acres in Hidalgo County, New Me…
Around 7,000 people have been evacuated from the path of wildfires in Alberta province of Canada. More than 1,600 firefighters are battling around 70 wildfires including 55 of which were sparked by lightning, ABS-CBN repo…
About a dozen people have been evacuated from their homes because of wildfire in Oklahoma today that has burned 37 square miles. The fire is 16 miles long and has destroyed one home, The Denver Post has written quoting the …
A 5-mile long wildfire has been spread from Kansas into northwest Missouri. Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued for part of St. Joseph, Missouri, Tristatehomepage reported.
Around 150 firefighters are battling wildfires in Cape Town region of South Africa which have burned at least five houses. According to Independent Online, five homes have been destroyed along Silvermine in Noordhoek. …
Firefighters are battling a fire that has burned 350 acres of acres of rare native forest on Oahu. "The Kipapa drainage fire above Mililani Mauka is 30 percent contained", Hawaii News Now has written quoting The sta…
Up to 2,000 firefighters are battling the wildfire which has ravaged more than 10,000 hectares in South Australia. "The state has faced the worst fire conditions since the 1983 Ash Wednesday disaster", news.com.au h…
A state of emergency has been declared following forest fire near Leavenworth, Washington which has threatened 1,200 homes, USA Today reported quoting emergency management spokeswoman. The Chiwaukum Creek Fire about 10 miles n…
Recent forest fires in Chile have claimed lives of at least 16 people and destroyed around 2,000 homes, Valparaiso's Emergency Committee said. Chile forest fires 2014 have destroyed some 756 hectares causing evacuations of…
A red alert has been issued by China Forest Fire Management (CFFM) following the forest fire in southern areas of the country. Extremely dangerous situation is predicted in Jiangxi, southeastern areas of Hunan, southwestern pa…
Forest fires in China have claimed lives of at least five people and injured seven others, Xinhua reported. Around 46 forest fires incidents have been recorded in Hunan, Jiangxi and Guangdong Provinces of China. The State He…
Wildfires in Perth, Australia have claimed lives of at least one people an destroyed around 40 homes, Western Australia state's fire and emergency services department said. Around 275 firefighters are battling the wildfire…
Nearly 100 wildfires across Australia have claimed life of a person and destroyed at least 80 houses. A 63-year-old man died from a heart attack from a fire at Lake Munmorah, north of Sydney, The Sydney Morning Herald reported…