The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Nottingham academy fire could have had 'devastating effects'

The fire started in the nursery office

Nottingham Post · May 16, 2023

Six people dead and 11 missing in New Zealand fire – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · May 15, 2023

Trudeau visits military personnel fighting Alberta wildfires

Widespread blazes mark an intense start to wildfire season in Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta.

Al Jazeera · May 15, 2023

Fire service update after barn 'collapsed' in Kimberley fire

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said it will allow the fire to burn out

Nottingham Post · May 13, 2023

'It's all gone' - Owners devastated after large fire tears through Nottinghamshire barn

Four fire engines were called out to the scene

Nottingham Post · May 13, 2023

Lorry bursts into flames near Glasgow primary school as fire crews race to scene

Fire crews raced to Great Western Road in Knightswood, near St Ninian's Primary School, after the alarm was raised at around 3pm on Friday.

Daily Record · May 12, 2023

Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Turns Skies Hazy In Eastern US

Milky haze has filled the sky over parts of Canada and the eastern United States in recent days, a phenomenon that can be traced back to unusually early wildfire activity in the Canadian Prairies

Zenger · May 11, 2023

Record number of serious outdoor fires tackled in England in summer 2022

Soaring temperatures meant number of naturally occurring wildfires was also highest on record

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2023

Grandfather's 'brilliant' plan to catch barbecue yobs starting moor fires

Paul Baddeley says he has been driven "nuts" by repeated fires on Marsden Moor

Manchester Evening News · May 11, 2023

Alberta wildfires test Premier Smith's crisis management skills ahead of election

An intense start to wildfire season in Canada's main oil province Alberta has put Premier Danielle Smith's disaster management skills - as well as her party's policies - under the microscope ahead of the provincial election on May 29.

Reuters · May 10, 2023