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Battle on to Save Brazil's Tropical Wetlands From Flames
A vast swath of a vital wetlands is burning in Brazil, sweeping across several national parks and obscuring the sun behind dense smoke.
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Fires Continue to Rage in Northern California
The Hennessey Fire burning in Napa County is one of several fires burning as part of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire.
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Lightning Caused Fires, Outages in Bay Area Counties
The majority of the Bay Area had a rude awakening as unprecedented thunder and lightning illuminated the sky.
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SFFD Battle 100 Fires Over Holiday, Almost All Caused By Fireworks
The San Francisco Police Department responded to a total of 110 fireworks-related fires on Independence Day.
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Dozens of Fires Break Out Across Bay Area on Fourth of July
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.
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Crews Knock Down Series of Suspected Arson Fires at Kelley Park in San Jose
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.
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Man Detained in Suspicious Fires Set in Corte Madera, Larkspur
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.
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Multiple Fires Burn Across Bay Area
We’re tracking multiple fires reported amid gusty winds in the Bay Area.
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Firefighters Battle High-Rise Fire in West Los Angeles
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.
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Australian Wildfire Smoke Stokes Health Fears in Cities
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.
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Australian Open: Players Struggle on Court Due to Bushfire Smoke
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.
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Aussie Has Spent 53 Years Fighting Fires, Including His Own
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.
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US Sends More Firefighters to Help Battle Australia Blazes
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.
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Australian Family's Fortress no Match for Rapacious Fires
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.
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State of Emergency Declared in Parts of Australia Ravaged by Deadly Wildfires
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.
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One Shot: Woolsey Fire
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.
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Dry Winds to Persist in Southern California's Fire Areas
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.
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Gov. Brown Surveys Damage From SoCal Wildfires
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.
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Michelin Awards Top Honors to 55 Bay Area Restaurants
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.
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North Bay Wildfires Light Up Bay Area Skies
As the North Bay wildfires burned, the skies around the Bay Area were marked by tragically striking sunsets and dramatic orange skies.