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Triple-digit heat, wildfires and potential blackouts bear down on Southern California

LOS ANGELES — Southern California is bracing for a Labor Day weekend full of intense heat as firefighters continue to battle wildfires across the state amid triple-digit heat that could potentially lead to rolling blackouts.

Los Angeles Times

One by one, LA firefighters on front lines succumb to extreme heat, adding new danger to job

LOS ANGELES — The first pager alert came Wednesday at 3:02 p.m.

Los Angeles Times

Urgent orange forest fire warning issued due to unusual 'weather patterns'

Dublin Fire Brigade have added their own call to the warnings, as they are currently battling a gorse blaze in Glencullen in south Dublin

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Status orange wildfire warning in place for Dublin as firefighters battle large blaze

'Smoke is visible but crews are working to bring it under control'

Irish Mirror

2 wildfires have burned more than 5,000 acres in Yosemite National Park

LOS ANGELES — Two wildfires have burned more than 5,000 acres in Yosemite National Park, officials said.

Los Angeles Times

Fires rage, power grid tested as most intense heat wave of year hits Southern California

LOS ANGELES — Southern California experienced its most intense heat wave of the year as firefighters battled large blazes that forced evacuations and the state was under a flex alert because of an extreme power demand that officials warn could lead to rolling blackouts.

Los Angeles Times

Gungahlin recycling facility fire extinguished

Motorists reported billowing smoke from a Gungahlin rubbish fire on Thursday morning.

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Brazil's Amazon sees worst August fires in over a decade

Fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest surged in August to the highest for the month since 2010, government data showed on Wednesday, surpassing the blazes in August 2019 that drew global attention soon after President Jair Bolsonaro took office.

Reuters

Flames rip through Hamilton family home destroying roof and melting gutters

Crews were called to the incident at 5.22am on Sunday, where a cordon was quickly erected. The cause of the fire is yet unknown and it has been confirmed that there have been no injuries reported.

Glasgow Live

Wildfire in Angeles National Forest is 75% contained, officials say

A wildfire in the San Gabriel Mountains that has been fueled by hot and dry weather was 75% contained as of Saturday morning, officials said.

Los Angeles Times

Sister of 73-year-old lookout killed in McKinney fire, dozens of others sue utility company

LOS ANGELES — A week after PacifiCorp was sued by Northern California residents who lost homes and property in the McKinney fire, the utility company faces another lawsuit on behalf of dozens of people, including the sister of a longtime Siskiyou County fire lookout killed in the blaze, alleging wrongful…

Los Angeles Times

California's extreme wildfires taking lethal toll on elderly who can't escape flames

Ronald Tyra knew it was time to flee when the 100-acre blaze across the street began igniting spot fires as it raced down the mountain. Tyra sped from his Klamath River, California, home with little more than the clothes on his back.

Los Angeles Times

Water-bombers sent to out-of-control fire near Gulgong, as wet ground hampers RFS efforts

Initial attempts to control a fire that threatened homes, a solar farm and substation in the state's central west were unsuccessful as fire trucks could not get through the wet paddocks.

ABC News

Police probe Saltcoats garden shed blaze 'linked' to gunshots fired incident

North Ayrshire Police say it was 'lucky' that nobody was injured as a result of the fire.

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The Independent UK

Record-setting wildfire in New Mexico declared contained

More than four months and $300 million later, the federal government has declared the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history 100% contained

AAP

Emergency warning for Darwin bushfire

A bushfire may threaten lives and homes in Darwin where authorities have issued an emergency warning for locals to leave if it's safe to or shelter indoors.

Dublin Live

Busy weekend for Dublin Fire Brigade following multiple wildfire blazes as they issue advice

They shared advice on what to do to help stop wildfires, and what to do if there is a fire

Los Angeles Times

LA County to receive $3.78 million in federal grants for wildfire recovery efforts

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County will receive $3.78 million in federal grants to assist with recovery efforts stemming from the devastating and deadly 2018 Woolsey fire. The city of Malibu will receive an additional $47,000.

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Pleasant fire burns west of Nevada City, prompting evacuations

Plumes of smoke rose from the hills west of Nevada City, California, where the Pleasant fire ignited Saturday afternoon at 2:31 pm.

France 24

Deadly Algeria wildfires now 'under control'

Wildfires which killed at least 38 people and left a trail of destruction in northeastern Algeria this week have now been contained, a civil defence official told AFP on Friday.

The Independent UK

Wind drives major wildfire in Spain as 35 aircraft deployed

Authorities say a large wildfire burning out of control in the eastern Valencia area has become one of the biggest of the year in Spain, having already scorched 19,000 hectares (47,000 acres) along a 120 kilometer (75 mile) perimeter

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Scenes of Devastation’ as Deadly Wildfires Ravage Algeria

Algerian firefighters battled Thursday to rein in forest fires that have ravaged large parts of the drought-hit North African country, killing almost 40 people including 12 who died in a bus trapped by the flames.

Los Angeles Times

Firefighters continue battling Six Rivers fire in Northern California

Firefighters are continuing to battle a 26,000-acre wildfire in Northern California that has been raging for nearly two weeks.

Reuters

Forest fire smoke drifts into Russian capital amid heatwave

Russian firefighters worked to tackle blazes burning through forests southeast of Moscow on Thursday as residents of the capital complained of sweltering heat and the pungent smell of smoke.

Daily Mirror

Moscow covered in poisonous smog as officials fear telling Putin about forest fires

Authorities in the Russian capital advised residents to wear face masks to protect themselves from the smog and The Federal Forestry Agency (Rosleskhoz) blamed authorities in the Ryazan region for failing to keep the fires under control

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