Firefighters were tackling wildfires that broke out on the eastern Aegean islands of Chios and Kos on Monday, as Greece’s prime minister warned of a dangerous summer ahead and said people’s help was essential in limiting the impact of wildfires. Emergency services issued evacuation orders for those in the Metohi area of western Chios, urging […]
More than 1,000 firefighters in the US state of New Mexico took advantage of a break in the weather to gain the upper hand – for now – on a pair of wildfires that have killed two people, destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands to flee. President Joe Biden issued a disaster declaration for […]
A second death was reported Wednesday in a pair of wildfires in New Mexico that have forced the evacuations of thousands of people in and around the town of Ruidoso and destroyed around 1,400 structures. Both bodies were found Tuesday, a day after the fires broke out and spread quickly, New Mexico State Police spokesperson […]
Cooler weather — and the chance of rain — could bring some relief but also the risk of danger this week to firefighters battling blazes in southern New Mexico that killed one person, damaged hundreds of structures and forced thousands to evacuate. Strong wind pushed the larger of two wildfires into the mountain village of […]
Just as firefighters were getting the upper hand on multiple major wildfires burning across California, two new blazes broke out and rapidly spread overnight, dealing additional challenges to the crews battling the flames, authorities said. In what fire officials called an unusually early start to the state’s wildfire season, firefighters were scrambling to gain control […]
Jun. 11—June 7, 1924 Alice Carlson best speller Alice Carlson, age 14, student of the Wentworth school, town of Amnicon, won the Douglas County spelling, arithmetic and penmanship contest held yesterday afternoon in the county board rooms, courthouse. Examinations were written, with 100 words taken from the state fair spelling contest being given, together with […]
By David Alire Garcia MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Claudia Sheinbaum basked in the glow of a thumping presidential win late Sunday, thanking supporters who gathered at the capital’s iconic Zocalo plaza shortly after 1 a.m. to applaud Mexico’s first female president. For months, the Nobel prize-winning physicist-turned-Mexico City mayor was the clear frontrunner in the […]
The hot, dry, and windy conditions in the San Joaquin Valley have made it difficult for crews to fight the Corral Fire, which continued to not only burn, but quickly spread near Tracy on Sunday. West wind could blow wildfire smoke over areas south of Tracy, including Patterson and Crows Landing in the neighboring Stanislaus […]
Indonesia’s Ruang volcano erupted on Tuesday with a blaze of lightning and lava. This explosion is the latest of six major eruptions, the last just over three weeks ago, and the source of more than 3,500 earthquakes this month, according to the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation. Tuesday’s eruption lofted lava and embers […]
Plumes of smoke have engulfed parts of West Miami-Dade as fire officials rush to subdue a large blaze in the area Sunday evening. Shortly after 2 p.m., more than 18 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the fire at Southwest 137th Avenue and 8th Avenue near Tamiami. Police shut down Southwest 8th Street in both […]
Multiple wildfires that are burning across the Texas Panhandle have scorched more than 1 million acres, caused thousands of evacuations and power outages and left at least one person dead. The Smokehouse Creek Fire has engulfed more than 850,000 acres alone, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service, making it the second-largest recorded blaze in […]
One person died in a Saturday morning house fire in Hebron, one of two fatal fires reported within 12 hours by the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. Here’s what we know happened. Fire victim was trapped on second story of Hebron home On the morning of Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, fire crews from […]