Wildfire
14,000 fight California fires, some from prisons or overseas
Firefighters said for the first time Wednesday that they have made good progress battling the state’s largest-ever wildfire but didn’t expect to have it fully under control until September.
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Read moreDeadly California blaze spawned destructive fire tornado
SAN FRANCISCO — A deadly Northern California wildfire burned so hot in dry and windy conditions that it birthed a record-breaking tornado of flame, officials said Friday. They also warned of worsening conditions throughout the region.
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Read more‘Terrifying’ tornados of flame burn California city; 2 dead
REDDING, Calif. — A wildfire that roared with little warning into a Northern California city claimed two lives as thousands of people scrambled to escape before the walls of flames descended from forested hills onto their neighborhoods, officials said Friday.
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Read moreDeadly fire shuts down key route to Yosemite National Park
MARIPOSA, California — A wildfire that killed a California firefighter grew quickly and forced the closure of a key route into Yosemite National Park as crews contended with sweltering conditions Sunday, authorities said.
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Read moreTornado reported at high-elevation Colorado fire
DENVER – A tornado has touched down at the edge of a high-elevation wildfire in Colorado, a doubly rare event that apparently caused no damage and had little effect on the fire.
More than a half-dozen large fires are burning across Colorado.
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