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Iranpress: Massive Fire Ravages Hundreds of Thousands of Acres in California

Massive Fire Ravages Hundreds of Thousands of Acres in California

Sunday, 28 July 2024 08:05

An enormous wildfire has grown by 8 sq miles an hour (20 sq km) as it spreads across parts of northern California. The Park fire, which started on Wednesday in a suspected arson attack, has burned more than 348,000 acres of land north-east of Chico, and was 0% contained on Saturday, the state's fire agency Cal Fire said.

Iranpress: Mill fire in Northern California destroys roughly 100 homes

Mill fire in Northern California destroys roughly 100 homes

Sunday, 04 September 2022 06:22

A pair of wildfires burned relentlessly through Siskiyou County, Northern California, with one destroying much of a historically Black neighborhood in the city of Weed and the other chewing through heavy timberland to the west.

Iranpress: California massive wildfire, state

California massive wildfire, state's biggest blaze of year

Sunday, 28 August 2022 11:55

The massive wildfire near California's Yosemite National Park quickly became the state's biggest blaze of the year.216

Iranpress: California

California's fast-moving Oak Fire burns nearly 12,000 acres

Sunday, 24 July 2022 16:08

A wildfire raging for a second day Saturday in central California's Mariposa County outside Yosemite National Park has burned nearly 12,000 acres.

Iranpress: Trump administration rejects California’s relief request for wildfires

Trump administration rejects California’s relief request for wildfires

Friday, 16 October 2020 19:19

The Trump administration has rejected California’s request for disaster assistance for the unprecedented fires that have burned more than 1.8 million acres in the land, destroyed thousands of structures and caused at least three deaths, a state official said.

Iranpress: Vulnerable species at risk as wildfires continue in western US, biologists warn

Vulnerable species at risk as wildfires continue in western US, biologists warn

Thursday, 01 October 2020 18:14

Biologists fear the wildfires in the western US could inflict lasting damage on species, including pygmy rabbits in Washington, where 50% of the state’s endangered species has been annihilated, and ecosystems, as the fires have burnt 3 million hectares, marking the West Coast’s worst fire season in at least 70 years.

Iranpress: Deadly California wildfires burns more than 1 million acres as Trump announces state of emergency

Deadly California wildfires burns more than 1 million acres as Trump announces state of emergency

Monday, 24 August 2020 17:38

The deadly California wildfires have burned over 1 million acres -- and there's no end in sight as thousands of firefighters struggle to contain the blazes and more emerge as the US President Donald Trump issued a statement declaring that there is a major disaster in the state of California and approving a disaster declaration for the state.

Iranpress: California wildfires torch area bigger than Rhode Island

California wildfires torch area bigger than Rhode Island

Saturday, 22 August 2020 05:34

Wildfires in California have killed at least six people and forced tens of thousands from their homes, with few signs of reprieve in sight, as firefighting resources strain under the vastness of dozens of infernos raging across the state.

Iranpress: Apple Fire in Southern California evacuates over 7,000

Apple Fire in Southern California evacuates over 7,000

Sunday, 02 August 2020 17:51

Around 7,800 people have been evacuated due to the out-of-control wildfire in the east of Los Angeles.

Iranpress: California: thousands flee from fire burning near Santa Barbara

California: thousands flee from fire burning near Santa Barbara

Wednesday, 27 November 2019 07:31

Firefighters struggling with a wind-driven brush fire that has forced thousands from their homes in Santa Barbara County on Tuesday are hoping that a bout of rain from a cold front moving across the state will help bolster their efforts by evening.

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