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US: Wildfire Spreads to 131 Acres in San Diego’s Sorrento Valley

A vegetation fire broke out in the Sorrento Valley area of San Diego on Sunday, prompting road closures and evacuation orders for several residential areas. The fire, first reported around 1:30 p.m. near Peñasquitos Creek at an estimated 1 to 2 acres, rapidly grew through medium brush, reaching 131 acres by late afternoon, according to Cal Fire.

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France: Wildfires Rage Near Fontainebleau in Historic Forest Blaze 3

The department of Seine-et-Marne has faced several fires, including an exceptional wildfire in the Fontainebleau forest that has burned over 2,000 hectares, devastating the area and becoming one of the most severe forest fires recorded in France. Firefighters deployed Canadair water bombers, a Dash retardant plane, and water-bombing helicopters, with the water bombers refueling directly from the Seine.

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France: Wildfires Rage Near Fontainebleau in Historic Forest Blaze 2

The department of Seine-et-Marne has faced several fires, including two wildfires that have been burning near Fontainebleau since Sunday, July 12, scorching nearly 1,920 hectares by Tuesday, in what could become the worst fire ever recorded in the forest. Firefighters deployed Canadair water bombers, a Dash retardant plane, and water-bombing helicopters, with the water bombers refueling directly from the Seine.

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France: Wildfires Rage Near Fontainebleau in Historic Forest Blaze

The department of Seine-et-Marne has faced several fires, including two wildfires that have been burning near Fontainebleau since Sunday, July 12, scorching nearly 1,920 hectares by Tuesday, in what could become the worst fire ever recorded in the forest. Firefighters deployed Canadair water bombers, a Dash retardant plane, and water-bombing helicopters, with the water bombers refueling directly from the Seine.

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US: Time-Lapse Shows Massive Smoke From Babylon Fire in Utah

This time-lapse, filmed on Monday, July 6, shows massive smoke rising from the Babylon Fire burning near Monticello, Utah. The fire grew to 101,073 acres and reached 11% containment by Wednesday, with more than 1,353 personnel deployed to fight it. Five structures have been destroyed, and the cause remains under investigation.

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US: Narrow Fire Breaks Out in Ladera Ranch Backyard Hills

A brush fire broke out in the backyard hills of Ladera Ranch, California, on Tuesday afternoon, July 7, prompting a rapid response from the Orange County Fire Authority, which deployed aircraft to drop fire retardant on the blaze. The fire, dubbed the Narrow Fire after nearby Narrow Canyon Road, was reported at around 4:45 p.m. and grew to about 5 acres before firefighters brought it under control by evening, with officials saying it did not threaten nearby homes.

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US: Gold Mountain Fire Prompts Evacuations and Disaster Declaration Near Ouray, Colorado 4

A wildfire northeast of Ouray, Colorado grew to 7,103 acres as of Monday, June 29, with zero percent containment, prompting Governor Jared Polis to declare a disaster emergency and triggering evacuations in several communities. Highway 550 was closed, and the Ouray County Sheriff ordered the immediate evacuation of all hikers and campers in the Cow Creek area on Forest Service land.

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US: Gold Mountain Fire Prompts Evacuations and Disaster Declaration Near Ouray, Colorado 3

A wildfire northeast of Ouray, Colorado grew to 7,103 acres as of Monday, June 29, with zero percent containment, prompting Governor Jared Polis to declare a disaster emergency and triggering evacuations in several communities. Highway 550 was closed, and the Ouray County Sheriff ordered the immediate evacuation of all hikers and campers in the Cow Creek area on Forest Service land.

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US: Gold Mountain Fire Prompts Evacuations and Disaster Declaration Near Ouray, Colorado

A wildfire northeast of Ouray, Colorado grew to approximately 570 acres on Sunday, June 28, prompting Governor Jared Polis to declare a disaster emergency and triggering evacuations in several communities including Lake Lenore, Panoramic Heights and Peck's Trailer Park. Highway 550 was closed as firefighters deployed aerial retardant drops and ground crews worked to protect structures in steep terrain, with no structures reported destroyed as of Sunday morning.

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US: Gold Mountain Fire Prompts Evacuations and Disaster Declaration Near Ouray, Colorado 2

A wildfire northeast of Ouray, Colorado grew to approximately 570 acres on Sunday, June 28, prompting Governor Jared Polis to declare a disaster emergency and triggering evacuations in several communities including Lake Lenore, Panoramic Heights and Peck's Trailer Park. Highway 550 was closed as firefighters deployed aerial retardant drops and ground crews worked to protect structures in steep terrain, with no structures reported destroyed as of Sunday morning.

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US: Bonneville Fire Threatens University of Utah Area in Salt Lake City 3

Firefighters reached 84% containment of the Bonneville Fire near the University of Utah in Salt Lake City by Tuesday afternoon, after the 566-acre blaze sparked Saturday in the foothills east of the city.

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US: Bonneville Fire Threatens University of Utah Area in Salt Lake City 2

The Bonneville Fire broke out Saturday, June 20, above the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, growing to 495 acres by Sunday with 5% containment.

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US: Bonneville Fire Threatens University of Utah Area in Salt Lake City

The Bonneville Fire broke out Saturday, June 20, above the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, growing to 495 acres by Sunday with 5% containment.

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US: Gas Line Explosion Reported Near Willow River in Minnesota, Forcing Evacuations

A large gas line explosion was reported on Friday, January 16, near Willow River in Pine County, Minnesota, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. Minnesota Energy Resources said customers in the area could be without natural gas for days, though authorities reported no injuries and suspect no criminal activity at this time.

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US: Gas Line Explosion Reported Near Willow River in Minnesota, Forcing Evacuations 2

A large gas line explosion was reported on Friday, January 16, near Willow River in Pine County, Minnesota, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. Minnesota Energy Resources said customers in the area could be without natural gas for days, though authorities reported no injuries and suspect no criminal activity at this time.

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Firefighting Drill - China

A plane dumps flame-retardant during a drill in the Dahinggan Mountains, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, June 24, 2025. Local fire brigades conducted a fire drill in the Dahinggan Mountains on Tuesday to improve their preparedness and response mechanism. The drill featured four typical scenarios, namely emergence response, fighting primitive forest fires, fighting fuel storage tank fires, and fighting high-rise building fires. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Mengqi/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Rage Outside Jerusalem - Israel

A firefighting aircraft pours fire retardant on the flames of a wildfire that burns around Jerusalem, Israel, on April 30, 2025. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfires Rage Outside Jerusalem - Israel

An Israeli firefighting airplane on its way to pour fire retardant on the wildfire that burns around Jerusalem, Israel, on April 30, 2025. Photo by Ori Aviram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Park Fire Rages - California

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - An Erickson Aero Tanker drops retardant on the Park Fire near Cohasset Road east of Chico, CA, USA, on Thursday, July 25, 2024. Photo by Hector Amezcua/The Sacramento Bee/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Wildfire Rages Fueled By Heat Wave - Alberta

Aerial photo provided by Alberta Wildfire shows a firefighting plane dropping fire retardant on a wildfire in northern Alberta, Canada, on July 5, 2024. Sweltering conditions from a heat wave gripping Western Canada presented challenging conditions for firefighters in northern Alberta on July 9. Wildfire danger warnings spread across Alberta over the weekend with extreme temperatures and out-of-control fires in the northern areas of the province. Photo by Alberta Wildfire/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CANADA-ALBERTA-WILDFIRES

(240710) -- ALBERTA (CANADA), July 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Aerial photo provided by Alberta Wildfire shows a firefighting plane dropping fire retardant on a wildfire in northern Alberta, Canada, on July 5, 2024. Sweltering conditions from a heat wave gripping Western Canada presented challenging conditions for firefighters in northern Alberta on July 9. Wildfire danger warnings spread across Alberta over the weekend with extreme temperatures and out-of-control fires in the northern areas of the province. (Alberta Wildfire/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hezbollah Fires More Than 200 Missiles At Israeli Targets

A firefighting aircraft releases flame retardant to extinguish fires caused by rockets launched from southern Lebanon, in the northern Israeli border with Lebanon, on July 4, 2024. An Israeli army officer was killed in Hezbollah rocket fire on Thursday, the Israeli military said in a press statement. Hezbollah launched about 200 rockets, missiles, and drones toward northern Israel in retaliation for Israel's recent targeted killing of its senior military leader Mohammad Naameh Nasser in southwestern Lebanon's Tyre city. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Jini via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hezbollah Fires More Than 200 Missiles At Israeli Targets

A firefighting aircraft releases flame retardant to extinguish fires caused by rockets launched from southern Lebanon, in the northern Israeli border with Lebanon, on July 4, 2024. An Israeli army officer was killed in Hezbollah rocket fire on Thursday, the Israeli military said in a press statement. Hezbollah launched about 200 rockets, missiles, and drones toward northern Israel in retaliation for Israel's recent targeted killing of its senior military leader Mohammad Naameh Nasser in southwestern Lebanon's Tyre city. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Jini via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ISRAEL-LEBANON-BORDER-HEZBOLLAH-ROCKET FIRE

(240704) -- ISRAEL-LEBANON BORDER, July 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A firefighting aircraft releases flame retardant to extinguish fires caused by rockets launched from southern Lebanon, in the northern Israeli border with Lebanon, on July 4, 2024. An Israeli army officer was killed in Hezbollah rocket fire on Thursday, the Israeli military said in a press statement. Hezbollah launched about 200 rockets, missiles, and drones toward northern Israel in retaliation for Israel's recent targeted killing of its senior military leader Mohammad Naameh Nasser in southwestern Lebanon's Tyre city. (Ayal Margolin/JINI via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ISRAEL-LEBANON-BORDER-HEZBOLLAH-ROCKET FIRE

(240704) -- ISRAEL-LEBANON BORDER, July 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A firefighting aircraft releases flame retardant to extinguish fires caused by rockets launched from southern Lebanon, in the northern Israeli border with Lebanon, on July 4, 2024. An Israeli army officer was killed in Hezbollah rocket fire on Thursday, the Israeli military said in a press statement. Hezbollah launched about 200 rockets, missiles, and drones toward northern Israel in retaliation for Israel's recent targeted killing of its senior military leader Mohammad Naameh Nasser in southwestern Lebanon's Tyre city. (Ayal Margolin/JINI via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. military helicopter crashes in Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 5, 2013, shows fire retardant being dropped on the site where a U.S. military helicopter crashed in a forested area within the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Hansen in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Lytton Creek Wildfire Rages - Canada

A Canadian Pacific freight train travels on tracks covered with fire retardant in an area burned by wildfire above the Thompson River near Lytton, BC, Canada on Sunday, August 15, 2021. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lytton Creek Wildfire Rages - Canada

A Canadian Pacific freight train travels on tracks covered with fire retardant in an area burned by wildfire above the Thompson River near Lytton, BC, Canada on Sunday, August 15, 2021. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Lytton Creek Wildfire Rages - Canada

A Canadian Pacific freight train travels on tracks covered with fire retardant in an area burned by wildfire above the Thompson River near Lytton, BC, Canada on Sunday, August 15, 2021. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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KAL aircraft engine catches fire at Haneda

Photo taken May 27, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Korean Air jet being doused with fire retardant foam after its left engine caught fire at Tokyo's Haneda airport. Evacuated passengers are seen lower right. Some passengers said they felt ill after being evacuated, although no injuries have been reported as a result of the incident which forced the plane bound for Seoul to abort its takeoff. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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KAL aircraft engine catches fire at Haneda

Photo taken May 27, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Korean Air jet being doused with fire retardant foam after its left engine caught fire at Tokyo's Haneda airport. Evacuated passengers are seen below. Some passengers said they felt ill after being evacuated, although no injuries have been reported as a result of the incident which forced the plane bound for Seoul to abort its takeoff. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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KAL aircraft engine catches fire at Haneda

Photo taken May 27, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Korean Air jet being doused with fire retardant foam after its left engine caught fire at Tokyo's Haneda airport. Evacuated passengers are seen above. Some passengers said they felt ill after being evacuated, although no injuries have been reported as a result of the incident which forced the plane bound for Seoul to abort its takeoff. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Photo taken in Niigata Prefecture on March 31, 2020, shows a disposable curtain made from polyethylene, which will be used at hospitals and other medical facilities as shields separating doctors' rooms and waiting rooms for patients to reduce the risk of coronavirus infections. The Japan Fire Retardant Association has certified the curtain as meeting standards set under the fire fighting law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo