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Hezbollah launches over 100 rocket strikes on Israel Defense Forces targets in Mount Meron and Al-Malkiyya that were intercepted by Iron Dome and caused wildfires.
2024-08-23

The County of Maui in Hawaii, United States, files a lawsuit against Hawaiian Electric, alleging negligence and failing to shut down equipment during the wildfires that ravaged the island including Lahaina.
2023-08-24

Parts of western and upcountry Maui island in Hawaii, United States, are evacuated as wildfires fueled by Hurricane Dora causes power outages and disruption to emergency services in western Maui and other parts of Hawaii including Oahu and the Big Island, with at least six people being killed.
2023-08-9

Smoke from the ongoing Canadian wildfires is reported to have entered the U.S. states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Georgia, Vermont, South Carolina, Arkansas and even small parts of Florida and Mississippi.
2023-06-29

Thousands of firefighters and water-bombing aircraft are deployed as wildfires continue to spread across Italy amid an unprecedented heat wave caused by a heat dome event over southeast Europe. Hundreds of people are evacuated on Sardinia and Sicily, with Sardinian President Christian Solinas describing the situation as an "unprecedented disaster."
2021-08-5

Hundreds of firefighters and rescue workers are deployed to battle wildfires in Ukraine's eastern Luhansk Oblast. The fires have killed six people and destroyed more than 120 houses. Luhansk Governor Serhiy Haidai says some of the fires may have been caused by arson.
2020-07-7

A wildfire in Santa Barbara County, California doubles in size overnight to 4,000 acres. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office says mandatory evacuations remain in effect for areas such as El Capitán State Beach. The blaze was currently 5% contained, according to Los Padres National Forest officials.
2016-06-17

The President of the United States Barack Obama signs a disaster declaration for the Valley Fire which has claimed three lives in Lake County, California.
2015-09-22

The death toll rises to five in the Butte and Valley Fires. Most bodies have been found in mandatory evacuation areas. The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office says the majority of missing persons have been located at shelters or evacuation centers.
2015-09-17

A wildfire destroys at least 118,500 acres and destroys over 700 homes in Central Texas since Saturday with two deaths.
2011-09-6