Residents in Butte County were ordered by authorities to evacuate after a new fire erupted Wednesday. The Butte County Sheriff’s Office ordered residents east of Palermo to leave after a blaze called the Grubbs Fire erupted several miles south of the Thompson Fire, a 3,500-acre blaze that spread near Oroville and prompted more than 13,000 […]
Residents in Butte County were ordered by authorities to evacuate after a new fire erupted Wednesday. The Butte County Sheriff’s Office ordered residents east of Palermo to leave after a blaze called the Grubbs Fire erupted several miles south of the Thompson Fire, a 3,500-acre blaze that spread near Oroville and prompted more than 13,000 […]
Residents of a small Northern California town were asked Wednesday to immediately evacuate the areas around a swift fire moving rapidly along a busy thoroughfare, authorities said. Flames broke out at a commercial structure in the 16200 block of Main Street in Lower Lake, Lake County, Cal Fire said at 3:30 p.m. on social media. […]
Evacuations have been ordered in Butte County, California after a fire formed late Tuesday morning. The Thompson Fire has engulfed at least 75 acres since it started Tuesday around 11:45 a.m. local time in Oroville, about 70 miles north of Sacramento. The cause of the blaze is currently under investigation and no containment has been […]
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — More than 200 firefighters were battling a wildfire northeast of Phoenix on Saturday that threatened scores of homes and has forced dozens of residents to evacuate. No structures have been damaged as the wildfire traversed nearly 6 square miles (15 square kilometers) on the cusp of the Boulder Heights subdivision, said […]
More than 200 firefighters are battling a wildfire north-east of Phoenix in Arizona that threatens scores of homes and has forced dozens of residents to evacuate. No structures have been damaged as the wildfire traversed nearly six square miles on the cusp of the Boulder Heights subdivision, officials said. There were 275 people combating the […]
A freight train derailed in a Chicago suburb on Thursday, briefly sparking evacuations of nearby homes and businesses. The train derailed at 217th Street and Main in Matteson, NBC Chicago reported. A mandatory evacuation was underway amid a suspected leak from the derailed cars. The evacuation affected people and businesses within a quarter-mile east, 1 mile west […]
Jun. 26—TRAVERSE CITY — A number of government buildings were evacuated Wednesday afternoon and searched after a caller made a bomb threat to Grand Traverse County Central Dispatch. Traverse City Police Chief Matthew Richmond said there was no threat to the public as of 4 p.m. Wednesday, and the sweep with the Grand Traverse County […]
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — It was the fire that came back from the dead. A puff of wind and a simple ember ignited the beloved Del Mar Heights hiking trails a few hours after a fire was already knocked down. A wind-driven brush fire reignited in Del Mar Heights Tuesday afternoon, prompting nearby residents […]
A wildfire in central Oregon swelled to more than 250 acres in less than three hours Tuesday afternoon and evening, triggering evacuations and leaving thousands without power. The wildfire, dubbed the Darlene 3 Fire, grew quickly on the outskirts of La Pine in Deschutes County, requiring the response of regional firefighters. It was still spreading […]
Severe flooding in the Midwest has left at least two people dead as heavy rains caused a bridge to collapse, a historic dam to be on the brink of failure and an entire town to be cut off by floodwaters. More than 3 million people from Nebraska to Minnesota have been affected by the days-long […]
A fast-growing fire prompted mandatory evacuations for dozens of structures Monday evening in Butte County, Cal Fire officials said. The Apache Fire is burning east of Palermo and was 618 acres with no containment, according to a Cal Fire update around 10 p.m. The vegetation fire sparked around 7:20 p.m. near Apache Hill Road. Cal […]