FIRESTORM

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Australian wildfires destroy more than 30 homes
Feb 10, 2014 (AFP)
More than 30 homes have been razed in the worst fire conditions Australia has seen since a 2009 inferno killed 173 people, with flames threatening the country's...
Fire destroys 100 homes in centuries-old China village: media
Jan 26, 2014 (AFP)
A fire has destroyed more than 100 homes in a Chinese village built three centuries ago, state media said on Sunday, the third blaze to ravage a cultural site i...
Easing conditions help Australian fire crews
Jan 19, 2014 (AFP)
Easing conditions Sunday after a week-long heatwave helped Australian fire crews battling major wildfires that destroyed 25 homes in the southeast, but there we...
Firefighters battle blazes in scorching Australia
Jan 15, 2014 (AFP)
Lightning strikes ignited more than 250 fires across southeast Australia overnight, officials said Wednesday, as firefighters battled to put out the flames and ...
One dead as Australian blaze razes around 50 homes
Jan 13, 2014 (AFP)
A man died and some 50 homes were razed after a fast-moving wildfire swept through the outskirts of western Australia's Perth, officials said Monday. The blaze,...
300 houses destroyed in 'Shangri-La' Tibet village: report
Jan 12, 2014 (AFP)
A huge blaze that ripped through the centre of an ancient Tibetan town in the popular Chinese tourist area of Shangri-La has destroyed almost 300 buildings, sta...
Fire destroys Argentine natural reserve
Jan 04, 2014 (AFP)
A large fire destroyed much of a nature reserve at the foot of the Sierra de la Ventana mountains in Argentina, but workers managed to control it Saturday, auth...
Peru's capital under toxic cloud from warehouse fire
Dec 11, 2013 (AFP)
The Peruvian capital awoke Wednesday under an extensive toxic cloud of black smoke billowing out of a burning warehouse full of tires and fuel, raising fears fo...
Italian police hunt factory owner after deadly fire
Dec 02, 2013 (AFP)
Italian prosecutors said Monday they were hunting for the owner of a Chinese-run garment factory and dormitory where seven workers died in a fire, as the town o...
Five killed in Italy garment factory fire: authorities
Dec 01, 2013 (AFP)
At least five people were killed and two others seriously injured Sunday when a fire broke out in a Chinese-run garment factory in Italy's Tuscany region, regio...
On the frontlines with Australia's volunteer fire corps
Oct 23, 2013 (AFP)
Grant Aitken was just 12 years old when the Rural Fire Service came knocking at his Blue Mountains school west of Sydney, delivering a talk that would change hi...
New blazes as Australia firefighters battle torrid conditions
Oct 23, 2013 (AFP)
Firefighters in Australia battled hot, dry winds and soaring temperatures Wednesday as new blazes began breaking out in a week-long bushfire disaster that shows...
New blazes in Australia but worst fears ease
Oct 23, 2013 (AFP)
Firefighters in Australia battled hot, dry winds and soaring temperatures Wednesday as new blazes were whipped up in a week-long bushfire emergency, but fears o...
U.N. official: Australian bushfires a climate change warning
Oct 22, 2013 (UPI)
The U.N. climate chief is calling for action to avoid disasters such as the bushfires in New South Wales, Australia. "The science is telling us that there are i...
Australia crews battle to tame wildfires
Oct 21, 2013 (AFP)
Firefighters were battling an enormous blaze in southeastern Australia Monday, with officials warning it could merge with another to create a "mega-fire" if wea...
Australian bushfires threaten to reach parts of Sydney
Oct 20, 2013 (AFP)
Australian fire crews were bracing Sunday for some of the worst conditions in decades as several major blazes threatened to merge into a mammoth firefront that ...
Australia wildfires destroy homes, darken Sydney skies
Oct 17, 2013 (AFP)
Hundreds of homes are feared to have been destroyed by intense wildfires that tore across southeastern Australia in ferocious wind conditions Thursday, darkenin...
Fire scars big nature reserve in Ecuador's capital
Sep 23, 2013 (AFP)
Fire blamed on arson has charred vast areas of a nature reserve in Ecuador's capital, officials said Monday as they declared the blaze under control. It broke o...
Cooler conditions help firefighters in Australia
Sep 11, 2013 (AFP)
Cooler weather and lighter winds helped fire crews gain control of bushfires raging across New South Wales Wednesday as formal investigations began into the cau...
Alaska tundra shows surprising resilience after unprecedented fire
Sep 10, 2013 (SPX)
Despite the size and severity of the massive 2007 Anaktuvuk River fire on Alaska's North Slope, much of the arctic vegetation has recovered and the tundra is li...
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