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The 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California state history, was caused by a single faulty hook on a PG&E transmission line. [7] [8] In the notorious 2009 'Black Saturday' fires in Victoria, Australia fires sparked by power lines killed 159 people and caused more than $4 billion (AUS) dollars in damages. [9]
In the US, arc faults are said to be one of the leading causes for residential electrical fires. [5] Each year in the United States, over 40,000 fires are attributed to home electrical wiring. These fires result in over 350 deaths and over 1,400 injuries each year.
The Pole Creek Fire was a lightning-caused fire in Juab, Sanpete, and Utah counties in central Utah in the Western United States. The fire is the largest in Utah in 2018. [2] The fire was first reported on Thursday September 6, 2018. It merged with the Bald Mountain Fire on Monday September 17, 2018. [3]
Wildfire smoke map: Track fires and ref flag warnings across the US. Active fires in New Mexico. Penn Scott Fire: Unknown. South Fork Fire: 20 acres. Antone Fire : 12,396 acres. Indios Fire ...
The South Fork Fire just west of Ruidoso was moving into the village just after 6:45 MDT Monday, prompting immediate, mandatory evacuations to Roswell or a friend/family home outside the affected ...
As many as 500 structures may be damaged or destroyed in the village of Ruidoso by the South Fork Fire, which by Tuesday morning had reached nearly 14,000 acres, according to the State Forestry ...
A high-resistance connection (HRC) is a hazard that results from loose or poor connections in traditional electrical accessories and switchgear which can cause heat to develop, capable of starting a fire. [1] Glowing connections occur when relatively high current exists in a relatively large resistance object. Heat comes from power dissipation ...
Smoke from the South Fork Fire covers the sun, casting an orange light across the Lincoln National Forest at Cedar Creek, in Ruidoso, New Mexico, U.S. June 17, 2024. REUTERS/Kaylee Greenlee Beal