BOULDER CREEK – The volunteer firefighters who made up the Boulder Creek Fire Protection District wanted to face the challenge of their lives Wednesday: fight an unusual wildfire. By nightfall, the so-called CZU August Lightning Complex Fire had burned an estimated 25,000 acres in the mountains of Santa Cruz and …
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Click over here if you have trouble viewing this gallery on a mobile device Thousands of fires have exploded through the Bay Area and Naples’ wine country, burning thousands of acres, forcing evacuations and sending residents an uncomfortable reminder that California’s fire season is well under way. Persistent hot weather …
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A rare summer thunderstorm brought lightning that erupted several small blizzards in Northern California on Sunday and ignited an enormous wildfire that forced hundreds of people out of their homes north of Los Angeles. More than 4,500 buildings were threatened by the fire that burned to thick, dry brush in …
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Firefighters continue to pursue a wildfire in California that destroyed homes and forced people to flee. The Lake Fire, burning at Lake Hughes north of Los Angeles, was 12% as of Saturday morning and was 14,714 acres, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The fire destroyed at least …
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Portland officials declared a riot in the city during demonstrations Saturday night after the police union office caught fire. Protesters broke into the Portland Police Association Office on Saturday at about 11.35pm and started a fire, causing Portland police to call the rally a riot “because of criminal activity in …
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