Wildfire Destroys Entire Town As Blazes Tear Through California
Massive wildfires are tearing through parts of California, destroying hundreds buildings and forcing thousands of people from their homes.
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Massive wildfires are tearing through parts of California, destroying hundreds buildings and forcing thousands of people from their homes.
Dallas Fire-Rescue stopped a fire from spreading at the Veranda at Midtown Apartments on 6521 Melody Lane.
It was just after midnight when officials in Wylie received a call about a fire at the La Joya Mexican Cocina restaurant.
It was just after 3:30 p.m. Tuesday when the fire broke out at the Bluffs at Lakewood on East Grand Avenue, just south of White Rock Lake.
Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to a fire at the Bluffs of Lakewood apartments Tuesday afternoon.
AT&T had restored service to all customers late Monday night after an electrical fire at one of its facilities impacted internet service.
One student died Wednesday afternoon when a Mesquite ISD school bus crashed and caught fire after the bus struck a power line.
A man has been arrested and charged with arson after authorities say he started a fire at a Dallas condominium early Sunday morning.
Nissan recalled nearly 240,000 cars and SUVs worldwide due to a fire risk and is advising people to park the vehicles outdoors in rare cases.
The Gomaa family was dealt their first misfortune last Tuesday when the family minivan caught fire while parked inside the garage.
Officials with the California Department of Transportation say one lane in each direction of Interstate 5 reopened Monday morning.
Interstate-5 in California was a ghost road Friday morning along a 45-mile stretch that remained closed since fire swept down and turned hills on either side into walls of flame.
Ford is recalling about 2 million F-150 pickups in North America because the seat belts can cause fires.
Toyota is recalling more than a million Prius and C-HR crossovers worldwide because of engine wires that pose a potential fire risk.
The Delta Fire erupted Wednesday afternoon and within hours had devoured nearly 8 square miles of timber and brush on both sides of Interstate 5.
A massive fire tore through a 200-year-old museum in Rio de Janeiro late Sunday, lighting up the night and sending large plumes of smoke into the air.
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The Sheraton Dallas Hotel in downtown was evacuated due to smoke from a small fire in a decommissioned elevator shaft in the parking garage.
Dallas firefighters spent the early morning hours battling a building fire behind a church in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood.
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Aircraft turned hillsides red with retardant as homeowners wet their houses with garden hoses in a battle to contain an arson wildfire, which prompted evacuation orders for more than 20,000 people south of Los Angeles.
Some 14,000 firefighters from Texas and as far away as New Zealand are struggling to curb 18 wildfires in California.
Firefighters evacuated more than 50 residents, many with mobility challenges, after a fourth‑floor fire triggered sprinklers and filled the building with smoke.
Firefighters forced entry after responding to an alarm with no answer at the door, where they found the woman and extinguished what remained of the fire.
Police are reviewing video, canvassing neighbors, and examining an earlier shots‑fired call as they work to determine who fired the round that entered the home.
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Firefighters evacuated more than 50 residents, many with mobility challenges, after a fourth‑floor fire triggered sprinklers and filled the building with smoke.
Firefighters forced entry after responding to an alarm with no answer at the door, where they found the woman and extinguished what remained of the fire.
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Texas Agricultural Commissioner Sid Miller is calling for a statewide ban on non-water additives, such as fluoride, in the public water system.
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