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The Park Fire was a massive wildfire in Northern California's Butte and Tehama counties. It ignited on July 24, 2024 in an alleged act of arson in the city of Chico's Bidwell Park in Butte County. Defying initial fire suppression efforts, the Park Fire grew rapidly over the following days, burning into the Ishi Wilderness and the Lassen ...
In 2024, the ‘Park Fire’ in California was the fourth largest wildfire in the state's history, destroying 709 structures and causing severe damage to communities, including Cohasset. At the same time, the fires prompted massive evacuations, particularly in Kern County and other affected areas. [26] Social inequality
A month after the fire, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office put the official death toll at 29, with 27 dead at the scene and two dead in hospitals afterwards. [2] [4] The Griffith Park fire remained the single-deadliest wildfire in California history for 85 years until being surpassed by the Camp Fire in 2018, which killed 85 ...
A fire at the Star City amusement park in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. [135] October 22 – New Zealand International Convention Centre fire. A fire in the roof of an under-construction building led to disruption in Auckland's central business district for three days. [136] The fire was left to burn itself out, four were injured. [137]
A still frame from video of the fire less than 10 seconds after it started Mere seconds later, the set is engulfed in flames, and smoke darkens the soundstage Xuxa in 2006. The Xuxa Park fire was a flash fire that erupted on a Brazilian TV soundstage in Rio de Janeiro during a 2001 taping of the children's television show Xuxa Park. There were ...
On lands under CAL FIRE's jurisdictional protection (i.e. not federal or local responsibility areas), the majority of wildfire ignitions since 1980 have been caused by humans. The four most common ignition sources for wildfires on CAL FIRE-protected lands are, in order: equipment use, powerlines, arson, and lightning. [10]
The Ute Park Fire was a wildfire one mile east of Ute Park, New Mexico in the United States.The fire started on May 31, 2018. The cause remains under investigation. The fire burned a total of 36,740 acres (149 km 2) and was contained on June 19, 2018.
1933 – Griffith Park Fire in Los Angeles, California, killed 29 firefighters on 3 October. 1933 – Tillamook Burn, Oregon 1936 – Kursha-2, 1200 killed 1936 – Bandon, Oregon, Bandon's entire commercial district was destroyed, total loss stated at the time was US$3 million, with 11 fatalities.