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Warning issued to Dove Stone visitors over car park chaos ahead of Easter holidays

Last year saw the local car parks overflowing and numerous devastating moor fires started by BBQs

Manchester Evening News

Environmental tragedy as fires burn through one-fifth of Northern Territory national park

More than 100,000 hectares burned in MacDonnell Ranges area, which has been declared a federal priority for threatened species conservation

The Guardian - AU

Villagers flee as winds fan wildfire in eastern Spain

Officials evacuated people from three small villages in eastern Spain on Monday as winds and dry weather fanned a wildfire ravaging the area.

Reuters

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Wild fires in Spain force families to flee and leave pets behind

'Fire tourists' told to keep away from fierce blazes as onlookers put themselves at risk and disrupt efforts to control flames

Wales Online

Spain tells 'fire tourists' to stay away from forest blaze

Officials told 'fire tourists' to keep away from blazes raging in eastern Spain on Sunday, saying onlookers were putting themselves at risk and disrupting efforts to quell the flames.

Reuters

A scorched southwestern France braces itself for fires to come

As France frets about an extended drought and prospects for more wildfires in another long summer, one blaze that erupted eight months ago in the southwest of the country still smoulders away underground.

Reuters

Evacuated villagers tell how Spain's forest fire forced them to leave animals

Spain's first major wildfire of the year scorched more than 4,000 hectares (9,900 acres) of forest and forced 1,700 villagers to leave their homes in the Valencia and Aragon regions.

Reuters

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This is what was left of a bedroom after fire in a common household object

The family got out safely after the fire was spotted by a passer-by

Wales Online

New Cumnock blaze drama as building fire closes A76 overnight

Enquiries are ongoing in a bid to find out what sparked the blaze.

Daily Record

First major fire of year destroys 3,000 hectares in Spain

Spain's first major wildfire of the year raged in the eastern Valencia region on Friday, destroying more than 3,000 hectares (7,413 acres) of forest and forcing 1,500 residents to abandon their homes, authorities said.

Reuters

Foreign Office warning to UK travelers as 1,500 evacuated in Spain

Emergency services in the region said eight towns have been evacuated

Wales Online

Emergency declaration revoked, Lindsay Transport depot fire in Bundaberg brought under control

Queensland Police have lifted an emergency zone after firefighters battled until 2:00am to bring an industrial fire under control in Bundaberg.

ABC News

Bay Area cities struggle to balance housing mandates, wildfire risks

ORINDA, California — How can cities balance new state guidelines restricting development in high-risk wildfire zones with parallel — and often conflicting — mandates for aggressive housing construction?

Tribune News Service

Exclusion zone maintained after firefighters bring Bundaberg industrial fire under control

Police and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services are due to review the exclusion zone around the scene of a smouldering industrial fire in Bundaberg East.

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Researchers design bushfire safe room that can withstand almost 1,000 degrees Celsius

Queensland researchers develop room of last resort to withstand temperatures close to 1,000 degrees.

ABC News

Fires west of Alice Springs spread, burning an estimated 100,000 hectares

There are five large blazes spreading west of Alice Springs, which have already burnt through an estimated 100,000 hectares.

The Conversation

New research reveals how forests reduce their own bushfire risk, if they're left alone

Fire management in Australia is approaching crisis point. Seasons such as the Black Summer three years ago showed how our best efforts in fire-fighting and prescribed burning are insignificant in the face of a changing climate.

Nottingham Post

Nottinghamshire neighbours praise firefighters for saving their homes after huge blaze

When families were able to return home on Sunday, March 22, they were thankful to find everything still in one piece

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Harris unveils $197 million for wildfire resilience as California’s fire season looms

WASHINGTON — Storm-ravaged Californians are still digging out from historic levels of snowfall and girding for more heavy rain this week. But Biden administration officials are looking ahead to a wildfire season that could bring more devastation once the state dries out.

Nottingham Post

Mansfield fire fundraiser set up for staff after huge industrial blaze

Up to 100 firefighters were on the scene

Daily Record

Huge blaze at Scots farm as emergency services rush to the scene

Four appliances rushed to the incident as firefighters battled the flames for around three hours, making sure the area was safe before leaving after 4am.

ABC News

Girls on Fire camp aims to close the gender gap in firefighting, emergency services

With three generations of firefighters in her family, 15-year-old Claire Schultz wants to challenge stereotypes about what a firefighter looks like.

AAP

Deaths of US aircrew heroes probed in bushfire inquest

An inquest into the Black Summer bushfires will examine the deaths of three American firefighters remembered as heroes after losing their lives battling blazes.

Nottingham Post

Allotment holder speaks out on 'heartbreaking' and 'indescribable' damage caused by large fire

The fire broke out at St Ann's allotments

The New Daily

Alerts up and down the eastern coast as unseasonable heat hikes bushfire risk

Unseasonal autumn heat is baking large parts of the country, with fire authorities in several states issuing bushfire alerts and warnings

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