Namaste India: Fire raging in California, USA
A formidable form of fire is being seen in different places in California, USA. This fire has not been controlled so far. This fire broke out for the third time in the last two weeks. See full report.
Jul 24, 2022, 10:36 AM IST
California braces for more lightning as wildfires kill seven
The worst of the wildfires, including the second and third largest in California history, were around the San Francisco Bay Area with roughly 240,000 people under mandatory evacuation orders or evacuation warnings in the state.
Aug 25, 2020, 01:38 AM IST
Helicopter fighting California wildfires crashes, pilot dead
A pilot battling a fire in central California died after his helicopter crashed.
Aug 20, 2020, 06:48 AM IST
Twin southern California wildfires menace Reagan Library, Getty Museum, homes
The blaze erupted early on Wednesday morning in Simi Valley, northwest of Los Angeles in Ventura County, and by nightfall had charred 1,300 acres (526 hectares) as crews fought to protect the Reagan library and some 7,000 homes in the path of the flames.
Oct 31, 2019, 08:06 AM IST
California fires cause USD 1B in damages, burn 7,000 buildings
The wildfires that have devastated Northern California this month caused at least USD 1 billion in damage to insured property, officials said on Friday as authorities increased the count of homes and other buildings destroyed to nearly 7,000.
Oct 20, 2017, 06:53 AM IST
Thousands flee California fires, state of emergency in British Columbia
Further to the north, the Canadian province of British Columbia was under a state of emergency as fire crews there also battled blazes fueled by searing temperatures and high winds.
Jul 10, 2017, 23:22 PM IST
Fire scares Los Angeles as larger blazes burn across West
A new wildfire that broke out yesterday forced the evacuation of about 75 people from a tiny town in the California desert near the Mexico border.
Jun 20, 2016, 10:53 AM IST
