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The Kincade Wildfire is now 100% contained. It was centered northeast of Geyserville in Sonoma County, California. The location is 77 miles or about 1.5 hours' drive from San Francisco. At this time, there is no structural impact to San Francisco and the city has been entirely unaffected by this year's fire.
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The fire, now burning for more than a week, is 60% contained and has not increased in size since yesterday, officials said. The fire has destroyed 189 houses and 76,000 acres. The Kincade fire broke out last Wednesday near the town of Geyserville, north of San Francisco.
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Country Fire Service (CFS) incident controller Richard de Groot said the fire had now burnt through 25,000 hectares of land. It was still categorised as "going" but had "no forward rate of spread". ... A fire ban is in place for the Mount Lofty Ranges from Monday, in severe fire danger conditions.
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At least eight fires are still currently burning in California, continuing a fire season that has been marked by mass evacuations and mass blackouts. ... As of Friday, the fire is 20% contained. The Associated Press reports that officials have lifted evacuation orders on Somis, Ca., a farm community in Ventura County.
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SAN CLEMENTE, CA — Roughly two-acres of brush is in flames in San Clemente, the Orange County Fire Authority reported, Friday morning. No structures are immediately threatened by the blaze, according to the OCFA. Known as the Telega Fire, Orange County Fire Authority Capt.
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Sydney itself is presently safe from the fires, as is Melbourne, though the coastal regions between these two cities have been hit hard -- particularly the South Coast, which stretches south from Sydney to the Victoria border. ... The Blue Mountains have also been impacted by fires.
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The Town of Banff is not at risk from wildfire. Wildfire: Banff National Park: Parks Canada continues to contain small fires caused by recent lightning strikes.
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The Australian Capital Territory is now under a state of alert. ... All of Queensland's major attractions, including Cairns, the Whitsundays and the Gold Coast are not affected by the fires, according to Tourism Australia.
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The 2017 fires made headlines and generated dramatic television footage across the country, but fewer than 20 of the 900 or so wineries in Napa and Sonoma counties suffered significant damage. Most restaurants, shops and hotels also survived unscathed and many of those that were damaged or destroyed have been rebuilt.
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In addition, the city saw a very slight drop in total overnight visitors in 2017, to 10.3 million from 10.4 million in 2016. Those are the kinds of early warning signs San Francisco Travel hopes will spur the city into addressing its challenges head on.
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San Francisco International Airport (SFO) grounded 4 departing flights this morning and to ensure the system is operating appropriately for flight planning clearance. ... The computer system outage will impact flights this Monday morning throughout the afternoon, and Delta is offering flight waivers for impacted travelers.
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While Wodonga has not been affected by active fires, our community has mobilised to assist wherever they can. ... Through our relief centre, we've been working with the Red Cross, Department of Health and Human Services and other agencies to support the people who have been coming from the fire-affected areas.
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Is the University of Wollongong affected by the fires? The Wollongong, South Western Sydney (Liverpool) and Sydney CBD campuses are currently unaffected by the Australian bushfires (wildfires). The Innovation and Southern Sydney (Loftus) campuses are also unaffected by the bushfires.
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95% of California's wildfires are caused by humans, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. ... Recent wildfires, such as the Kincaide fire in Sonoma County that burned over 77,000 acres, are often caused by downed power lines that land on trees and spark a blaze.
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The fires had ignition sources. ... Some fires were by scumbags lighting them and some were by lightning. Then we had a combination of things that were the cause of the high voracity of the fires. We are going through a very bad drought.
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11:48am - SkyCity has confirmed the fire is now officially under control. Fire and Emergency New Zealand teams will remain on site until the fire is fully out and it will then be handed back to Fletcher Construction.
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Smoke and ash reportedly travelled nearly 2,000 miles away, which caused darkness during the day. Many people who were exposed to the smoke or close to the fire are at risk of serious health problems. The exposure may damage cells and the respiratory tract that cause poor flow of oxygen around the body.