FIRESTORM

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'It was hell': Survivor recounts rush of flames in Chile wildfire
Feb 04, 2024 (AFP)
"It was hell," the 61-year-old told AFP in El Olivar, what had been a peaceful, scenic area. "I tried to help my neighbor...(then) my house was starting to burn...
Invasive vegetation stoking fierce Bogota fires
Jan 29, 2024 (AFP)
Eucalyptus, pine and gorse cover the Andean mountain range bordering the east of Bogota, where four wildfires have broken out in the past week. These trees and ...
Fire in Argentina UNESCO park caused by arson: official
Jan 29, 2024 (AFP)
"We have confirmed that the fire originated intentionally," said Ignacio Torres, the governor of Chubut province, who had flown over Los Alerces National Park, ...
'The sun didn't sting so much before': fires stun Colombia's Andes
Jan 27, 2024 (AFP)
Since Monday, forest fires have been advancing on Nemocon, a rural area with beautiful landscapes about 60 kilometers (37 miles) outside the Colombian capital B...
Hundredth victim identified in Maui fires
Jan 27, 2024 (AFP)
Lydia Coloma, 70, was initially listed on a tally of missing persons that has since dwindled to just a handful of individuals. The August 8 fire largely destroy...
Colombia seeks international aid to combat forest fires edging in on homes
Jan 26, 2024 (AFP)
For four consecutive days, hundreds of firefighters and volunteers have fought the inferno tearing through the forested mountains above Bogota, some armed with ...
Colombia declares emergency over raging forest fires
Jan 25, 2024 (AFP)
Colombia has already extinguished hundreds of fires this month, but 25 continue to burn, according to data from the National Disaster Risk Management Unit (UNGR...
Twelve held over central China fire that killed dozens: state media
Jan 25, 2024 (AFP)
At least 39 people died and nine were injured after a fire broke out at a store in the city of Xinyu Wednesday. President Xi Jinping called for "deep reflection...
Forest fires burn in Colombia amid record heat
Jan 24, 2024 (AFP)
The heat is being blamed on the weather phenomenon known as El Nino, which is typically associated with increased temperatures worldwide, drought in some parts ...
Investigation under way after China school fire kills 13
Jan 21, 2024 (AFP)
The inferno, which took place at the Yingcai School in Yanshanpu village, was reported to the local fire department at 11:00 pm (1500 GMT) on Friday and was put...
13 students dead in China school fire while 8 killed in factory explosion
Jan 20, 2024 (AFP)
The blaze at the Yingcai School in Henan's Yanshanpu village was reported to the local fire department at 11:00 pm (1500 GMT) Friday night, Xinhua said. Thirtee...
Four children die in Iraq hospital fire
Jan 08, 2024 (AFP)
The Iraqi Red Cross said in a communique that 150 children and 190 adults were evacuated from the fire in the town of Diwaniyah, about 175 kilometres south of B...
Forest fires: a record year
Dec 27, 2023 (AFP)
In 2023 forest fires destroyed nearly 400 million hectares (988 million acres) of land around the world, killed more than 250 people and emitted 6.5 billion ton...
Second Cape Town wildfire forces evacuations
Dec 22, 2023 (AFP)
Authorities closed access to the Cape of Good Hope, one of the country's most visited tourist attractions, because of the fires. Fierce summer winds have fanned...
Scientists develop 'flying dragon' robot to fight fires from a distance
Dec 22, 2023 (SPX)
The blueprint of this novel firefighter robot, called the Dragon Firefighter, has now been published in Frontiers in Robotics and AI. And as it has been publish...
Hundreds battle wildfire threatening S. Africa naval base
Dec 20, 2023 (AFP)
Five out of more than 300 firefighters deployed for the operation on hills overlooking Simon's Town have been injured, authorities said. "Currently three choppe...
A new tool to better model future wildfire impacts in the United States
Dec 18, 2023 (SPX)
To do this, researchers at The Ohio State University are testing the use of Synthetic Aperture Radar, or SAR, to help with wildfire detection. For many ecosyste...
Fight fire with fire: controlled burns stem California blazes
Dec 10, 2023 (AFP)
The operation near Santa Cruz is part of a growing number of prescribed burns intended to reduce the amount of fuel that can feed natural wildfires in an era wh...
Strange burn: new research identifies unique patterns in Utah wildfires
Dec 05, 2023 (SPX)
Utah landscapes are diverse - from dense forests of pinyon-juniper to scattered patches of sagebrush and grasslands, Utah's variable topography produces a treme...
11 dead, 51 hospitalised in China building fire: state media
Nov 16, 2023 (AFP)
The fire started at a four-floor building belonging to the Yongju coal company in Lishi District, Luliang City, Shanxi Province at around 6:50 am (2250 GMT on W...
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