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Climate change in California has lengthened the fire season and made it more extreme from the middle of the 20th century. [4] [5]Since the early 2010s, wildfires in California have grown more dangerous because of the accumulation of wood fuel in forests, higher population, and aging and often poorly maintained electricity transmission and distribution lines, particularly in areas serviced by ...
San Francisco, California: United States: 8–9 deaths, 20 injuries: Factory 4 July 1987 National Mall Fireworks Display Washington DC: United States 4+ injuries [4] Park 25 September 1987: Celebrity Fireworks plant explosion: Rialto, California: United States: 1 death [5] Factory 12 December 1988: Mexico City fireworks disaster: Mexico City ...
John Leonard Orr (born April 26, 1949) [1] is an American convicted serial arsonist, mass murderer and former firefighter.A fire captain and arson investigator in Glendale, California, Orr was convicted of serial arson and four counts of murder; [2] he is believed to have set nearly 2,000 fires in a 30 year arson spree, most of them between 1984 and 1991, making him the most prolific serial ...
A person in Altadena, Calif., uses a garden hose Wednesday to try to save a neighboring home during the Eaton Fire. Deadly wildfires in the Los Angeles area have sent tens of thousands scrambling ...
Twenty-seven people are known to have died across the Los Angeles area after destructive wildfires fueled by dry conditions and powerful winds erupted Tuesday. Thousands of structures have been ...
Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on the LA fires for Thursday, Jan. 9. For the latest updates on the Los Angeles wildfires in California, please read USA TODAY'S live updates for ...
The official name of this incident by Cal Fire is the Tunnel Fire. [3] It is also commonly referred to as the Oakland Hills firestorm or the East Bay Hills fire. The fire ultimately killed 25 people and injured 150 others. The 1,520 acres (620 ha) destroyed included 2,843 single-family dwellings and 437 apartment and condominium units.
Burned cars destroyed by the Eaton Fire that started in Altadena, California pictured on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. A burned home destroyed by the Eaton Fire pictured on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025.