Earlier this month, the United States was on the verge of a nightmare scenario. Several Western wildfires were raging at once. In California, San Bernardino County...
Sonia Melo, Susana Carvalho and Paulo Santos died battling forest fires which have seized parts of Portugal.
A Cal Fire employee was arrested Friday on suspicion of starting several blazes in Sonoma County.
The country has burned more than 121,000 hectares of land since Sunday with seven fatalities.
Emergency services have reported 90 active incidents in mainland Portugal, with 17 fires currently raging and 60 approaching their end stages.
Firefighters are making progress against the Bridge, Line and Airport fires to prevent more destruction, but for some, the damage is done.
In California, the fires have displaced tens of thousands of people, charred more than 100,000 acres and strained the state’s resources.
No state is battling more large fires than Oregon. The authorities have arrested a man suspected of starting one of the biggest blazes in California.
A small brush fire in Southern California quickly grew into a nearly 2,000-acre blaze, threatening nearby suburban neighborhoods.
People said they had to try to tackle the fire themselves to protect their homes until firefighters were able to reach the scene and put it...