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Residents warned to stay away from waterways as concerns are raised about health and environment impacts

Global warming has created ‘a clear and present risk’ of wildfires

Cal Fire head Joe Tyler urges residents to be ‘extra cautious’ and reveals fires have scorched nearly 220,000 acres

The pilot leaves behind a 17-year-old son

Investigations into what sparked one of Melbourne's biggest factory fires will not be quick, fire and environment authorities have warned.

A fire broke out Thursday in the spire of the cathedral in the northern French city of Rouen, its mayor said, sharing a photo of a column of smoke rising from the Gothic landmark.

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A very large factory fire in Melbourne sent plumes of thick, dark smoke billowing across the western part of the city on Wednesday afternoon, with authorities issuing warnings for people in surrounding suburbs. The fire has now been brought under control, but efforts to control the impacts will likely continue…

When wildfires rage, the immediate threat is obvious – but smoke from the fires actually kills far more people than the flames.

It was the largest and most destructive wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history

The French Fire forced a local hospital to shelter in place on Thursday with more than 1,000 residents ordered to evacuate