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Thick smoke fills gardens as grass fire spreads near homes

Five fire engines were called to three different roads to tackle the blaze

Liverpool Echo

Containment of deadly McKinney fire reaches 55%; more dry weather in forecast

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Containment of the deadly McKinney fire — which has killed four people while razing scores of houses in the Klamath National Forest — continued to grow Tuesday, even as firefighters worked through another round of dry and gusty weather.

Tribune News Service

Terrifying blaze engulfs field amid warnings wildfires are 'national risk' to UK

Fire bosses are urging people to avoid having barbecues as another heatwave hits the UK this week, with temperatures set to soar to 35C on Friday and 36C on Saturday

Daily Mirror

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Fire crews battling blaze at electrical substation on outskirts of Glasgow

Crews were alerted to reports of the fire at the substation within the West of Scotland Science Park in Bearsden around midday this afternoon. They remain at the scene.

Glasgow Live

France evacuates thousands as more wildfires rip through south

More than 3,000 people have been evacuated from wildfires between the French departments of Lozère and Aveyron, with at least 700 hectares of land razed.

Radio France Internationale

Fire engulfs former Scots convent as crews battle early morning blaze

Emergency services remain at the scene of the fire in Dumfries this morning.

Daily Record

UK weather forecast: Wildfire warning as new heatwave set to bring scorching temperatures

This week's heatwave could bring yet more wildfires to the UK despite temperatures not reaching the same record-breaking levels as last month, experts have warned

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Level three heatwave alert issued as Londoners warned to brace for further wildfires

The alert will apply from midday Tuesday until 6pm on Saturday

Evening Standard

Canadian province declares emergency amid worst wildfires in over 50 years

Blazes have consumed vast tracts of forest in Newfoundland and Labrador and remain out of control

The Guardian - US

Firestarter who caused huge moorland blaze seen for miles was let off with just a caution

Police said he 'fully admitted the offence and showed remorse for his actions throughout'

Manchester Evening News

While McKinney fire rages, wildfire legislation stalls. Here’s what feds can do immediately

WASHINGTON — As the McKinney fire grew to become California’s largest of the season, leaving four people dead so far in Siskiyou County, members of Congress resigned that they could do nothing but hope:

McClatchy Washington Bureau

WATCH: Huge blaze rip through building site at Lanarkshire woodland

Piping and building materials appear to have been set alight deliberately

Daily Record

Wildfires break out across London as capital sizzles in new heatwave

Heavy ash fell on residents miles away from the origin of the wildfire

Evening Standard

Firefighters battle 100m grass fire in field behind Southmead homes

The blaze erupted just metres from the back gardens of houses on a quiet residential street

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The Independent UK

30 homes saved as firefighters tackle west London blaze

About 60 people were evacuated from their homes due to the amount of smoke.

Los Angeles Times

Lightning strikes ignite cluster of Northern California wildfires

LOS ANGELES — A cluster of fires burning in steep and dry terrain in Northern California has spread to more than 1,100 acres, forcing evacuations in rural areas of Trinity and Humboldt counties.

Edinburgh Live

Fire crews race to East Lothian field as huge blaze spreads across farmland

Emergency crews arrived on the scene in Musselburgh near the Edenhall hospital shortly before 4pm after the fire quickly took hold.

Reuters

Firefighters battle wildfire on Croatian island after man dies

Croatian water-bomber planes joined dozens of firefighters on Sunday to help contain a wildfire that killed one man on the Adriatic island of Hvar, Croatian media reported.

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The Independent UK

Feltham fire: Firefighters ‘save 30 homes’ from woodland blaze in west London

The smoke could be seen by passengers on planes about to land at nearby Heathrow Airport

Evening Standard

Around 30 homes saved as firefighters take on Feltham inferno sweeping across grassland

Dozens of locals were evacuated from their homes as firefighters took on a huge wildfire raging across west London grassland.

Daily Mirror

Brits warned against barbecues as fire destroys multiple gardens and damages 15 homes

Firefighters from Essex County Fire and Rescue Service battled a fierce blaze in Chelmsford, with around 15 homes damaged and 40 residents evacuated on Saturday evening

The Guardian - US

‘Fire-breathing dragon clouds’: a wildfire-fueled phenomenon explained

Feared pyrocumulonimbus clouds, akin to fire-triggered thunderstorms, are becoming more frequent as blazes rage

Reuters

Wildfires are destroying California's forest carbon credit reserves-study

Carbon offsets generated from forests to counteract future climate-warming emissions from California's big polluters are rapidly being depleted as trees are ravaged by wildfire and disease, new research published on Friday suggests.

Reuters

Berlin munitions dump blaze still active as explosion risk impedes fire crews

Emergency services have stopped a fire at an ammunitions dump in a western Berlin forest from spreading further, but fire crews on Friday were still unable to approach the source of the blaze due to the risk that World War Two bombs might explode.

The Independent UK

Berlin forest fire contained but ammo dump still a problem

A fire accompanied by explosions at a police ammunition dump in a Berlin forest has been contained and large parts of it have been extinguished, but authorities are still waiting to get access to the dump itself

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