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Wildfires Raging Through 14 States

And weather conditions not expected to improve soon

(Newser) - Fourteen states west of the Mississippi are burning, with 70 large fires destroying homes and forcing many to evacuate. Hot, dry, windy weather in the western US is fueling the flames and is expected to continue into next week. Details from CNN :
  • The Taylor Bridge Fire in Washington state has
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Air Tanker Crashes While Fighting Wildfire

No word yet on crew's status in South Dakota crash

(Newser) - At least one major blaze is finally coming under control, but wildfires aren't done wreaking havoc across the West : In South Dakota yesterday, a military air tanker crashed while fighting the White Draw Fire, which has burned through 4,200 acres since Friday and is 30% contained, CNN reports....

Colorado Wildfire Claims 1st Victim

One other resident of home also missing

(Newser) - The Waldo Canyon fire blazing through Colorado Springs has claimed its first victim: Human remains were found in one burned home, police announced last night, and a second person living in the home is missing, the Gazette reports. Ten people in all are still unaccounted for. Nearly 350 homes have...

LA Arson Spree Continues With 12 More Fires

12 more fires break out, police detain person of interest

(Newser) - Another dozen fires broke out over two hours early this morning around Los Angeles, some of them apparently simultaneously , as police investigate 55 such incidents since last week . Police have now detained a "person of interest" in the crimes, believed to be the same white male between 20 and...

Arsonist in Los Angeles Starts Fires in More than 20 Cars
 LA Arson Spree Torches Cars 
UPDATED
Dec 31, 2011 10:34 AM CST

LA Arson Spree Torches Cars

More than 35 fires set over two days

(Newser) - Los Angeles apparently has one or more arsonists running around. Firefighters battled 16 more blazes overnight, on top of 21 the previous night, mostly around Hollywood, reports the Los Angeles Times . It appears the fires were started in parked cars, and several spread to nearby buildings. The most notable example:...

Texas Wildfire Toll: 1,386 Homes, 2 Lives

Bastrop fire just 30% contained

(Newser) - Texas’ Bastrop Wildfire has already been named the state’s worst ever , and it continues to rage: Now 1,386 homes have been destroyed, and the fire is just 30% contained. Two people have died, one of them a city of Austin employee found inside his home. The fire has...

6 States Ablaze, 1.2M Acres Lost

OK, fire not being caused by illegal immigrants, admits John McCain

(Newser) - Six states are ablaze in a searing summer that's breaking records for wildfires. More than 1.2 million acres have already burned and some 10,000 people have been forced to flee their homes as flames devour land in Arizona, New Mexico, California, and Colorado, as well as Georgia...

Wildfires Blaze Through Arizona

Firefighters can't contain Wallow Fire

(Newser) - Firefighters worked through the night to protect several mountain communities from a wildfire that has been blazing uncontrolled since May 29. The 144,000-acre Wallow Fire, near the New Mexico-Arizona state line, has burned through 225 square miles of forest and brush and is the third largest fire in state...

Wildfires Blaze Across Texas
 Wildfires Blaze Across Texas 
Apr 11, 2011 7:52 AM CDT

Wildfires Blaze Across Texas

In Fort Davis, the fire scorched 20 miles in 90 minutes

(Newser) - Wildfires roared through Texas yesterday, burning more than 230,000 acres and destroying about 80 homes. One West Texas blaze covered 20 miles in 90 minutes, crossing railroad tracks and state highways as it burned more than 60,000 acres and destroyed 40 homes. "Frankly, it moved almost as...

Fight Fire With ... Electric Wands?

Devices could someday put out fires with electricity

(Newser) - A little piece of Hogwarts may someday be reality: firefighters could eventually replace their hoses with flame-snuffing wands, the Daily Mail reports. Scientists attached a 600-watt electrical amplifier to a wand that blasted a foot-high fire with electricity, and the flames were extinguished almost immediately, they announced at a conference...

1 Dead, 100 Homeless in Brooklyn Blaze

Fire rips through building with 70 apartments

(Newser) - A five-alarm fire ripped through a Brooklyn apartment building last night, leaving one resident dead, 100 homeless, and injuring more than 20 firefighters as some 200 of them battled the blaze in high winds, reports the New York Post. The fire broke out just before 7pm, but wasn't brought under...

SC Man: Don't Blame Me, Blame Fire Dept.

Says firefighters checked his home twice

(Newser) - A South Carolina man accused of setting off the state's still-burning wildfires says the fire department should be taking the blame, not him. Marc Torchi says he's gotten death threats since fire officials named him, alleging that Torchi's backyard fire to burn debris started the larger blaze. Torchi said they...

Fire Collapsed WTC 7: Report
 Fire Collapsed WTC 7: Report
Aug 21, 2008 12:10 PM CDT

Fire Collapsed WTC 7: Report

Building was next to twin towers

(Newser) - Fires, not explosives, caused the collapse of World Trade Center 7—a skyscraper near the twin towers—on Sept. 11, a 3-year US government investigation concludes. Scientists with the National Institute of Standards and Technology say the 47-story tower was destroyed by fires, made worse by a failed sprinkler system...

Fire Closes Las Vegas Casino
Fire Closes Las Vegas Casino
Jan 25, 2008 3:16 PM CST

Fire Closes Las Vegas Casino

Monte Carlo evacuated as firefighters contain 3-alarm blaze on roof

(Newser) - A three-alarm blaze at the Monte Carlo hotel-casino has been contained, the Las Vegas Sun reports, and the 3,200-room property on the Strip has been evacuated. Authorities told the AP no major injuries were reported. Smoke and flame erupted from the casino roof at 11 this morning, with debris...

Patients Flee London Cancer Hospital Fire

Up to $1 billion in damages after blaze guts leading facility

(Newser) - A huge fire gutted one of the world's leading cancer hospitals yesterday, forcing up to 160 patients and 800 staff to evacuate and causing up to $1 billion in damages. London's Royal Marsden Hospital went up in flames after a small fire in a plant room spread through the building....

White House Neighbor on Fire
White House Neighbor on Fire
UPDATED
Dec 19, 2007 9:16 AM CST

White House Neighbor on Fire

Eisenhower Office Building evacuated, no injuries reported

(Newser) - The Eisenhower Executive Office Building caught fire today. Firefighters rushed to evacuate the historic building, which stands next to the White House and holds Dick Cheney's ceremonial offices, CNN reports. The blaze began on the third floor, in an electrical closet or phone bank, and according to the Secret Service...

East London Warehouse Burns
East London Warehouse Burns
Nov 12, 2007 8:49 AM CST

East London Warehouse Burns

Blaze at Olympic site sends dense plume of smoke lover city

(Newser) - A giant blaze broke out at an abandoned London warehouse on the site of the 2012 Olympic games today, sending a huge column of black smoke over the city. Fire crews reported no casualties and authorities have found no evidence linking the incident to a terrorist attack. Officials said it...

7 College Students Die in North Carolina Fire

University of Southern Carolina mourns Ocean Beach loss

(Newser) - Seven college students perished in an Ocean Beach, NC, house fire this morning, six of them from the University of Southern Carolina, one from Clemson University. There were 13 college students in the house when the fire broke out. Six were hospitalized, including one who jumped from the house, which...

5 Killed in Energy Plant Blaze
5 Killed in Energy Plant Blaze
Oct 3, 2007 1:41 AM CDT

5 Killed in Energy Plant Blaze

(Newser) - Five workers trapped in an empty water tunnel at a Colorado hydroelectric plant were killed late yesterday when a chemical fire ignited in equipment. The workers had communicated after the blaze erupted that they were safe, but firefighters later found their bodies as they battled the blaze. The men worked...

Lawsuits Settled for $13M in RI Club Fire

Agreement with relatives still needs approval by a judge

(Newser) - Relatives of those killed in the 2003 Rhode Island nightclub fire have tentatively agreed to a $13.5 million settlement with several of the defendants sued over the blaze. A hundred people died and 200 others were injured. The companies involved in the settlement include the manufacturer of the foam...

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