Some residents said they were alarmed when fire crews left the site of an early-morning fire: “Someone should have stayed.”
Tag: Fires and Firefighters
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With Reported Missing in Maui Topping 1,000, Officials Will Release Names
Investigators in Hawaii hope that making the names public will narrow the search, as happened after the 2018 Camp fire, which killed 85 people in California.
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Canadian Wildfires Twice as Likely Because of Climate Change, Study Finds
Climate change has made hot, dry and windy conditions like those that fueled this year’s blazes at least twice as common as they would otherwise be.
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18 People Killed in Greek Wildfire May Be Migrants, Authorities Say
The dead were found near the border with Turkey, in an area that is a crossing point for thousands of migrants seeking to enter Europe.
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Smoke Blankets Pacific Northwest as Wildfires Rage
Numerous wildfires in Canada, Washington and Oregon sparked air quality alerts and evacuations across the region. At least one person has died.