The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

House engulfed in flames as fire breaks out in log store in middle of night

The fire started in a log store outside the property

Bristol Post · Jan 20, 2023

Horror house fire in Paisley as two people rushed to hospital

Two casualties suffering from slight smoke inhalation were taken by ambulance to the Royal Alexandra Hospital for treatment.

Daily Record · Jan 20, 2023

Two hospitalised as fire rips through Paisley tenement in early hours of the morning

Police say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the source of the blaze.

Daily Record · Jan 20, 2023

Major fire in Seoul’s Gangnam neighbourhood destroys 60 homes

SEOUL: A blaze destroyed at least 60 homes in one of Seoul’s last remaining shantytowns on Friday, forcing the evacuation of about 500 people just before Lunar New Year, South Korea’s biggest holiday.

Bangkok Post · Jan 20, 2023

Hundreds flee after fire spreads through Seoul neighborhood

About 500 South Koreans were forced to flee their homes after a fire spread through a low-income neighborhood in southern Seoul and destroyed at least 60 homes

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2023

Hundreds evacuated as blaze erupts in slum next to Seoul's posh Gangnam district

Fire swept through part of a shanty town in the South Korean capital, Seoul, on Friday, destroying 60 homes, many constructed from cardboard and wood, and forcing the evacuation of around 500 people.

Reuters · Jan 20, 2023

US allocates $930m for forest thinning in fire-stricken west

Climate change has contributed to explosive wildfire seasons as overgrown forests combine with hot and dry temperatures.

Al Jazeera · Jan 20, 2023

Everything we know after multiple fire engines are spotted on Newcastle Quayside

Crews from Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene following alarm activation incident at a block of flats on Queen Street in Newcastle city centre

Chronicle Live · Jan 19, 2023

Fire crews swarm street after solar panel battery starts smoking

Plumes of smoke were seen escaping from the ground floor of a terraced house

Manchester Evening News · Jan 19, 2023

West Belfast community stands together against attacks on NIFRS crews

"Our job is hard enough, let alone being attacked on our way to do the job"

Belfast Live · Jan 19, 2023