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By 3:06 a.m. on Thursday, December 16, the Four County Fire had reached a burned area of approximately 96,000 acres (39,000 ha) and satellites had detected heat from the wildfire seven miles away near Russell, Kansas. [11] Due to the wildfires and strong winds, 24 out of the 105 counties in Kansas issued local disaster declarations.
The fire destroyed roughly one-third of Slave Lake and cost $1.8 billion. 2011: 4,011,709 acres (1,623,481 ha) 2011 Texas wildfires: Texas: Wildfires began in November 2010 and continued to rage due to a severe drought that lasted 271 months. 47.3% of all acreage burned in the United States in 2011 was burned in Texas.
One lane in each direction of Interstate 470 Highway reopened late Sunday afternoon after a large grass fire caused the highway to be shut down for hours.
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The fire was so large that radar sweeps picked it up due to gusty winds. The winds caused the fire to grow rapidly and spread to Kansas. [3] More than one hundred state and local agencies responded. [1] The firefighting force consisted of 950 firefighters from three counties and two states, and four Natural Guard helicopters.
Police are investigating the cause of a fire in Kansas City’s Northland that left a 17-year-old girl dead and hospitalized five others.
A series of fires across the state, the most severe of which was the Port Huron fire. The combined Michigan fires killed over 200 people and burned about 1.2 million acres. Occurred on the same day as the Great Chicago Fire and the Peshtigo Fire. The Great Michigan Fire: 8 October 1871 Wisconsin 1,500–2,500/? Deadliest wildfire in world history.
The Jennings Creek fire is 50% contained, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said in a Wednesday evening update, after reporting 30% containment earlier in the day. Authorities have said the blaze ...