AvatarTheresa CobleAvatarAvatarXcel Energy says its facilities may have started largest wildfire in Texas historyNBC News - By Doha MadaniTexas officials announced Thursday the Smokehouse Creek Fire was caused by power lines. The utility company said it is also conducting its own review. Xcel Energy facilities “appear to have been involved in an ignition” of a giant wildfire that’s been blazing across the Texas Panhandle since last …
AvatarTheresa CobleAvatarAvatarTexas wildfire becomes largest in state history, "critical" fire weather to returnAxios - Andrew FreedmanThe Smokehouse Creek Fire in Hutchinson County remained at 1,078,086 acres as firefighters managed to contain the wildfire to 15% as of Monday …
AvatarTheresa CobleAvatarAvatarIn two days, the Smokehouse Creek Fire has grown to be the second-largest in Texas historyverified_publisherCBS News - By Li CohenIn the Texas Panhandle, the Smokehouse Creek Fire that broke out earlier this week has since extended to nearly 1.1 million acres, firefighters said …
AvatarTheresa CobleAvatarAvatarMaui police release 1st report after investigation into response to deadly blazesABC News - Sasha Pezenik and Mola Lenghi and Megan Christie and Josh MargolinThe Maui PD released its after-action investigation report on Monday. It was a perfect storm that confronted first responders when wildfires broke out …
AvatarTheresa CobleChile Declares State of Emergency Amid WildfiresStringersHubThis footage was filmed and produced 3 February 2024. Chile said it was declaring a state of emergency as devastating forest fires claimed at least 10 lives in the centre of the country. "All forces are deployed in the fight against the forest fires,” said President Gabriel Boric.
AvatarTheresa CobleAvatarAvatarNew Hampshire firefighters battle massive blaze after multiple oil tankers catch fireverified_publisherCBS News - By Cara TabachnickNew Hampshire firefighters are battling a massive blaze after multiple oil tankers caught fire on Saturday, the Exeter Fire Department said on …
AvatarTheresa CobleFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoScientists make concerning discovery in the aftermath of recent wildfires: ‘You’re getting more exposure’thecooldown.com - Jeremiah BudinWildfires in California have been increasing at a growing rate since 1980, largely as a result of the effects on the climate caused by pollution. …
AvatarTheresa CobleDramatic Footage of Wildfires Ravage Cape Town's Miller's Point in South AfricaStringersHubThis footage was filmed and produced 19 December 2023. Cape Town Fire Fighters have reported a significant wildfire outbreak in the Miller's Point area near Simon's Town. The blaze, captured on footage from both the 19th and 20th of December 2023, reveals the intensity of the wildfire that has been raging in the region. The videos showcase the unfolding emergency, providing a glimpse of the challenges faced by firefighters as they battle the flames near Simon's Town. Authorities are actively responding to contain the wildfire, and the situation remains under close observation.
AvatarTheresa CobleFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAs California’s redwoods recover from fire, an astonishing fact emergessfchronicle.com - Julie JohnsonRaging wildfires in 2020 transformed Big Basin Redwoods State Park in Santa Cruz County from a towering forested cathedral into a standing boneyard …
AvatarTheresa CobleAvatarAvatarHawaii attorney general subpoenas three Maui agencies over their response to wildfireNBC News - By David DouglasAttorney General Anne Lopez said other county agencies had been largely cooperative, but she cited the need for “critical facts” from “key stakeholders." When Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez was asked about the early days of her investigation, a month after historic fires ravaged Maui, she told …
AvatarTheresa CobleFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMassive Tustin hangar fire reignites just days after initial blaze spewed asbestos and leadstripes.com - Jack Dolan(Tribune News Service) — A massive former military hangar that burned in Tustin, Calif., earlier in the week, closing schools over asbestos worries, …
AvatarTheresa CobleAvatarAvatarCaptain of dive boat Conception convicted in fire that killed 34verified_publisherCBS News - By Matthew RodriguezA jury has found a former captain guilty in the Conception boat fire that killed 33 passengers and a crew member four years ago. Jerry Boylan, 69, was …