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A rapidly growing wildfire near Bishop prompted evacuations for parts of Inyo and Mono counties on Sunday afternoon. The so-called Silver Fire first broke out at around 2:11 p.m. near Highway 6 ...

House after house on this pacific palisades block was destroyed by wildfire except for this one. On the corner of Iliff street, we met Lynn McIntyre. Her 1940s stucco home is, inexplicably ...

Firefighters continue to battle the Table Rock and Persimmon Ridge fires in North Carolina and South Carolina. Residents can track the fires using an interactive map and view live footage from ...

The Table Rock Fire had burned more than 11,400 acres as of Sunday morning. A massive wildfire burning for more than a week in South Carolina jumped the border Saturday and was spreading Sunday ...

The Table Rock Complex Fire is officially the largest mountain wildfire in South Carolina's history, igniting thousands of acres for over a week. As of Saturday afternoon, the Table Rock Fire was ...

The wildfire destroyed national treasures like Goun Temple, a Unesco World Heritage Site A 56-year-old man is being investigated in South Korea on suspicion of starting a deadly wildfire that ...

As the Table Rock Complex Fire continues to spread, jumping the state line into Transylvania County, North Carolina, it has now become the largest mountain wildfire in South Carolina history.

A large wildfire off U.S. 501 on Friday has closed several roads as Horry County Fire Rescue works to extinguish the blaze. The fire agency reported on its social media account about the 7-acre fire.

A wildfire spreads on a mountain in Sancheong, South Korea, Thursday, March 27, 2025. AP/PTI(AP) With at least 28 fatalities reported and historic temples destroyed, the infernos continue to ...