Angora Fire Flares Up, More Evacuate
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By John Simerman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jun. 26--LAKE TAHOE -- The Angora fire ravaging the South Lake Tahoe area jumped over Highway 89 this afternoon forcing hundreds of residents along Tahoe Keys Drive to fight or flee.
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A wildfire fueled by dry brush grew to nearly 30,000 acres Tuesday and prompted the voluntary evacuation of a remote community near Lake Berryessa in northern California.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - An Alaskan wildfire ignited by an errant spark from a power tool has spread to 50,000 acres and burned at least 70 structures in a popular recreation area, officials said on Saturday.
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More than 500,000 people  are ordered to evacuate areas being engulfed by wildfires in California.
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By GORDON JACKSON  FOLKSTON -- Despite the arrests of at least nine people suspected of setting arson wildfires in the region the past month, firefighters have been repeatedly called to extinguish suspicious blazes in the region.
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A volcano in the Philippines sent six explosions of ash about a half mile into the air Monday, prompting authorities to warn that an eruption appeared imminent and to evacuate tens of thousands of people.
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A forest fire near the Mediterranean coastline in northeastern Spain forced the evacuation of thousands of people, officials said Wednesday.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - Wildfires have scorched over  5 million acres in Alaska as of Tuesday, forestry officials  said, a new record that signals possible changes in climate  conditions and the composition of the vast forests.
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AN intense backburning effort by about 300 firefighters in Victoria&#39;s Grampians National Park is expected to protect nearby townships from bushfires.
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An "intense" blaze spreads from a caravan to three houses and forces the evacuation of nine people.
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A trio of fires driven by strong Santa Ana winds broke out Sunday morning, endangering dozens of homes in canyons and on hillsides, authorities said.
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A forecast for cooler weather Thursday was welcome news for firefighters battling a wildfire in southern Montana that nearly doubled in size a day earlier and prompted officials to urge several hundred of residents to leave their homes.
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Flames fanned by strong winds and high temperatures hamper firefighters tackling bush fires in south-eastern Australia.
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Forestry and fire officials called for hundreds of residents to be evacuated after a fierce wildfire raging outside Los Angeles regained momentum.
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A firestorm razed up to 15 houses and led to the death of a man as bushfires raging across thousands of square kilometers of Australia began overrunning country hamlets, officials said.
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A fire in County Tyrone which led to the evacuation of properties is being treated as arson.
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Residents of about 200 Southern California homes were ordered to evacuate on Sunday as a brush fire whipped by hot gusting winds scorched 500 acres