fires

A vast swath of a vital wetlands is burning in Brazil, sweeping across several national parks and obscuring the sun behind dense smoke.

The Hennessey Fire burning in Napa County is one of several fires burning as part of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire.

The majority of the Bay Area had a rude awakening as unprecedented thunder and lightning illuminated the sky.

The San Francisco Police Department responded to a total of 110 fireworks-related fires on Independence Day.

It was a busy Fourth of July for Bay Area fire crews as they chased grassfires all day – and it only got worse as the sun went down. Illegal fireworks were the cause of many of the dozens of fires, some of which threatened or damaged homes. Thom Jensen reports.

San Jose firefighters early Tuesday morning responded a series of spot fires that has been intentionally set at Kelley Park, just south of Happy Hollow Park and Zoo, according to the fire department. Bob Redell reports.

Police detained a 61-year-old man Saturday morning in connection with six brush fires set overnight in Corte Madera and Larkspur that were quickly contained but kept firefighters and police officers busy for several hours.

We’re tracking multiple fires reported amid gusty winds in the Bay Area.

The Los Angeles Fire Department evacuated residents on Wednesday morning after a fire broke out in a high-rise apartment building in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Fire alarms have been sounding in high-rise buildings across downtown Sydney and Melbourne as dense smoke from distant wildfires confuse electronic sensors. Modern government office blocks in the Australian capital Canberra have been closed because the air inside is too dangerous for civil servants to breathe.

Smoke haze and poor air quality caused by wildfires temporarily suspended practice sessions for the Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Tuesday, but qualifying began later in the morning in “very poor” air quality.

The wildfire was behaving erratically last week, and Doug Schutz and his team needed to make a quick decision. So they moved a bulldozer from another job and used it to widen a firebreak. That likely helped prevent hundreds of homes from going up in flames.

U.S. officials said Tuesday they’re planning to send at least another 100 firefighters to Australia to join 159 already in the country battling wildfires that have killed 25 people and destroyed 2,000 homes.

With flames climbing as high as a 15-story building and menacing his supposedly fireproof home on three sides, Justin Kam ran to the laundry room and opened the door. Inside was fire.

A weeklong state of emergency has been called in the Australian state of New South Wales as deadly wildfires continue to ravage communities, forcing thousands from their homes, NBC News reports.

The Lupo family’s house burned down during the Woolsey fire in Malibu, Calif. This is the story of what they lost and how they’re moving forward.

Forecasters say gusty, dry Santa Ana winds will continue in Southern California for at least another day in areas where crews are battling wildfires, including one that is threatening a seaside city.

Gov. Jerry Brown warned of a “new reality” in the state Saturday and said some scientists think the Southland is literally “burning up” due to climate change.

Take a bow, Bay Area restaurateurs. Tuesday’s release of the “Michelin Guide: San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country 2018” thrust 55 local eateries into the international spotlight.