The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Investigators scour scene of Edinburgh flat fire as probe launched

A blaze ripped through a tenement building on South Bridge on Saturday afternoon.

Daily Record · Jun 6, 2023

Defence helicopter pilot denies failure to alert authorities to Orroral Valley bushfire was due to fear of tarnishing military's reputation

One of the pilots from the Defence helicopter that started the devastating January 2020 Orroral Valley fire near Canberra tells a coronial inquest he was totally focused on getting his passengers to safety.

ABC News · Jun 6, 2023

Residents' shock as fire breaks out in 'lovely' former school building in town centre

"It smelt like someone was burning rubbish in their garden"

Nottingham Post · Jun 6, 2023

Firefighters must be equiped to battle 'new normal' of wildfires in Scotland

Two firefighters were injured after being in an accident in their all-terrain vehicle while tackling a massive blaze in the Highlands - the smoke…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 4, 2023

The places in Wales most at risk from the threat of severe grassfires this weekend according to the Met Office

Different parts of the country are more at risk than others when it comes to how a wildfire could spread out of control

Wales Online · Jun 3, 2023

Canada wildfires spread to new areas, prompting more evacuations

About 10,000 people have been ordered to leave a city in Quebec, amid hundreds of fires burning across the country.

Al Jazeera · Jun 2, 2023

Highlands wildfire shows how Scotland is unprepared for climate change, experts warn

An inferno which ripped through 30 square miles around Cannich, near Loch Ness, may be the biggest forest fire recorded in UK history.

Daily Record · Jun 2, 2023

Wildfires spread in eastern Canada, forcing evacuations in coastal Quebec

Some 10,000 residents in coastal Quebec were forced to evacuate homes on Friday as wildfires engulf more Canadian provinces, in what is emerging as one of the worst starts to the forest fire season.

Reuters · Jun 2, 2023

Shocking footage shows blaze at Scots takeaway as firefighters tackle inferno

Emergency services were called to Aladdin's Tandoori in the Johnston Street area of the town at around 11.15 pm on Thursday night following reports of a fire.

Daily Record · Jun 2, 2023

Rain forecast on Canada's Atlantic Coast promises relief after week of wildfires

Rain and a rainy forecast for the weekend have fire officials hopeful they can get the largest wildfire ever recorded in Canada’s Atlantic Coast province of Nova Scotia under control

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023