The largest gasoline pipeline in the United States remained shut off Tuesday in the southern state of Alabama following an explosion that killed one and injured five, as crews battled to control the resulting wildfire.
Authorities in southern California ordered the evacuation of 82,000 people on Tuesday, after a wildfire broke out in a mountain pass to rapidly engulf 15,000 acres (6,070 hectares) of terrain.
A man was arrested on Monday on suspicion of arson, officials said, over a wildfire in Northern California that has destroyed more than 175 homes and businesses and forced hundreds of residents to flee.
More than 1,600 firefighters battled to contain a fast-spreading wildfire that has forced hundreds of evacuations in the drought-parched canyons north of Los Angeles, destroying 18 homes, killing at least one person and closing a highway.
A huge wildfire in the Los Angeles area spread another 2,000 acres overnight and appeared to have killed a motorist whose remains were found in a charred vehicle in the fire's path, officials said on Sunday.
About 300 homes were evacuated as a fast-moving wildfire burned through some 5,500 acres (2,225 hectares) of parched land northwest of Los Angeles on Saturday, the County of Los Angeles Fire Department said.
A massive California wildfire that has already killed two people and destroyed 100 structures was burning out of control on Friday evening as officials said ...
A fast-growing wildfire destroyed at least 50 homes near the riverside community of Lake Isabella in central California, as five other major blazes up and down the state posed a diminishing threat to populated areas.
Cyprus finally brought a massive wildfire under control on Thursday after a five-day battle that saw two firefighters killed and five foreign governments send aircraft to help, a minister said.
A huge wildfire has engulfed parts of Canada, forcing an entire city to evacuate.
Canadian police led convoys of cars through the burning ghost town of Fort McMurray on Friday in a risky operation to get thousands of people to safety on the other side.
A huge wildfire near Canada's oil sands region and escalating tensions in Libya stoked concern among investors over a near-term supply shortage, driving crude prices up for the first time in a week on Thursday.
