California fire News

The wildfires, which erupted in areas including Pacific Palisades, Eaton, and Hurst, remain uncontained as gusty winds propel embers across vast distances, sparking new fires faster than they can be extinguished.

The residents waited there in their bedclothes as embers fell around them until ambulances, buses and even construction vans arrived to take them to safety. 

Warner Bros Fire: There was no power and there were pictures of dark smoke coming from the parking lot, reported.

A formidable form of fire is being seen in different places in California, USA. This fire has not been controlled so far. This fire broke out for the third time in the last two weeks. See full report.

The most populous US state has suffered five of its six largest wildfires in history this year as heat waves and dry-lightning sieges coincided with drier conditions that climate scientists blame on global warming. At least 31 people have died in this year`s fires and over 8,454 homes and other structures have been destroyed, Cal Fire said in a statement. California`s previous record burn area was nearly 2 million acres in 2018 when the state had its most deadly and destructive wildfire that killed at least 85 civilians and destroyed nearly 19,000 structures in and around the mountain town of Paradise.

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Today Brentwood is home to basketball superstar LeBron James, A-list Hollywood actors, wealthy producers and media company executives. James, who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers, said he and his family had to drive around in the early morning hours looking for a place to stay after fleeing the home he shares with his wife and three children.

The Coast Guard said on Monday night that the bodies were found on the ocean floor, the BBC reported. 

With nearly 12,000 homes and buildings burned, refugees from the fire have taken up residence in tents or their vehicles and filled evacuation centres to overflowing.

Fuelled by triple-digit temperatures, the blazes have put California on track for its most destructive fire year since 2008.

Believed to be one of the worst in the American state, the wildfire has displaced thousands.

This natural-color satellite image of smoke in California was collected by the Aqua satellite on July 29, 2018. Actively burning areas, detected by thermal bands, are outlined in red. 

A wildfire in northern California destroyed buildings and forced hundreds of people to evacuate from nearby communities, prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency. 

The wildfire, which has razed 273,400 acres in southern California so far, has become the largest wildfire in the state since records began.

An inferno engulfed the Los Angeles region on Wednesday (December 6), forcing more than 200,000 people to flee and threatening thousands of homes, including mansions in the luxurious Bel-Air neighborhood.

The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.

This natural-color satellite image was taken by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument that flies aboard NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite, says NASA.

A Northern California wildfire ranked as the most destructive to hit the drought-stricken U.S. West this year has claimed one life and burned at least 400 homes to the ground, fire officials reported on Monday, saying they expected the property toll to climb.