Four famous giant sequoias were not harmed by a wildfire that reached the edge of Giant Forest in California’s Sequoia National Park, authorities said.
Flames on Sunday reached a grove of sequoia trees in California as firefighters battled to keep fire from driving further into another grove, where the base of the world’s largest tree has been wrapped in protective foil.
Soldiers were deployed on Sunday, September 12, 2021, in southeastern Spain to join the battle against a major wildfire that is burning for a fourth day, invigorated by stray embers that sparked a new hot spot.
A weather system affecting northwest California was expected to bring dry lightning and blustery winds through early Friday, September 10, 2021, unleashing a risk of new wildfires as thousands of firefighters have been making headway against existing blazes.
The manager of fire operations for British Columbia's wildfire service says rain and cooler temperatures have taken an edge off some of the most aggressive blazes among more than 260 burning across the province.
Hundreds of firefighters backed by water-dropping flames were battling a large forest fire burning for the second day on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, that has led to the evacuation of a care home and several villages northwest of Athens.
Two wildfires fanned by gusty winds roared through British Columbia's southern Interior leaving behind a trail of destroyed properties, says a spokeswoman for the area's regional district.
High winds intensified numerous wildfires burning in British Columbia, forcing more evacuation orders for residents in hundreds of homes late Sunday, says the BC Wildfire Service.