The Latest Breaking News on Wildfires

Inquiry into Black Summer bushfire set to resume

A coronial inquiry into one of the devastating Black Summer bushfires is due to resume following months of delays.

AAP · Apr 10, 2023

Hamburg fire: Police warn people to close windows as huge blaze causes 'extreme danger'

People living in Hamburg, Germany, were told to close their windows, turn off ventilation and air conditioning after a huge fire broke out in the Rothenburgsort district at 4.30am on Sunday

Daily Mirror · Apr 9, 2023

Crews tackle huge fire on moorland near Greater Manchester

Paragliders were seen above the blaze while smoke billowed for miles

Manchester Evening News · Apr 9, 2023

Fire that ravaged beauty spot could be seen from Wales

The blaze tore through 500 square metres of marshland

Liverpool Echo · Apr 2, 2023

Three teens to appear in court over devastating Parkgate fire

The fire destroyed a large patch of marshland in the beauty spot

Liverpool Echo · Mar 31, 2023

Spain's Asturias ravaged by fires as authorities blame 'terrorist' arsonists

The lush region of Asturias in northern Spain was ravaged by more than 90 wildfires on Friday, most of them believed to have been started by arsonists whom the region's leader called "fire terrorists".

Reuters · Mar 31, 2023

Wildfires ravage Spain's Asturias as temperatures hit record highs

(This March 30 story has been refiled to remove incorrect temperature conversion in paragraph 7)

Reuters · Mar 30, 2023

Lawsuit jeopardizes use of crucial wildfire retardant, US Forest Service claims

LOS ANGELES — For most Californians, the sight of aircraft spewing neon pink liquid over flaming trees and brush has become a hallmark of aggressive wildfire suppression campaigns — if not a potent symbol of government's struggle to control increasingly destructive forest fires.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 30, 2023

Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain

Firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week in eastern Spain

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023

Nantes cathedral volunteer sentenced to prison for arson

The parish volunteer who started a fire that severely damaged the 15th Century Gothic cathedral in the western French city of Nantes in 2020 has been sentenced to four years in prison for arson.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 30, 2023