Fires around the world

Nearly 400 people were evacuated on Monday due to the outbreak of a forest fire in the Spanish province of Huelva in the Andalusia region, local authorities said.

Some 400 People Evacuated in South of Spain Over Wildfire
https://sputniknews.com/europe/201707041055198149-south-spain-wildfire/

A total of 250 people from the northern part of El Campillo town and its suburbs were evacuated, while 140 people were evacuated from the center for the intellectual disabled for precautionary reasons, according to the region's authorities.

Currently 130 firemen and 19 water-dropping aircraft are taking part in the fire extinguishing operation.

Last month, thousands of people were evacuated from homes and hotels in southern Spain due to the forest fire that was triggered by hot and dry weather and shifting winds, according to media reports.

The extremely hot weather and careless handling of fire regularly provoke forest fire in Spain and in neighboring Portugal as in June the fire outbreak in the Portuguese municipality of Pedrogao Grande claimed lives of 62 people.
 
Northern Nevada: USA
_http://www.kolotv.com/news

UPDATE: Earthstone Fire 20% contained, I-80 back open (Video Pic's)
_http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Sparks-Fire-fighting-brush-fire-in-east-Sparks-432332633.html
The Nevada Department of Transportation is reporting that I-80 is back open in both directions from Patrick to Wadsworth after a...
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Fire near Wadsworth reaches 4500 acres
_http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Wildfire-burning-near-Nixon-432266793.html
UPDATE: The evacuation order for homes in the Duffy Road area has been lifted, according to the Churchill County Sheriff's Office.
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Fire near Lovelock burns 2000 acres
_http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Fire-near-Lovelock-burns-1000-acres-432394773.html
BLM has dispatched air and ground resources to the scene, and urges residents to remain clear of the area as to not hinder wildland firefighting
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Douglas County fire burns 25 acres north of Genoa
_http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Fire-432357773.html
The so-called Foothill Fire reportedly is burning west of Jacks Valley Road area, and roads in that area are closed, including Genoa...
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Brush fire on Mt. Babcock Street in Stead fully contained
_http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Brush-fire-near-Mt-Babcock-Street-in-Stead-fully-contained-432232413.html
There were reports of fireworks in the area, but the Reno Fire department says there was no evidence that firework use was to...

Reno Nv. 7-4-17 Plus Map of NV. County's
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Jul 4, 2017

https://youtu.be/M6q8v1UYXP8

Published on Jul 3, 2017

https://youtu.be/1ea5dlWti2M
Fire on I-80 Sparks NV 2017 between Patrick and Mustang on our way home on 7/3/17. We got through just in time before they closed the highway. We have never been this close to a wildfire before. It's amazing to watch how fast it moves. Devastating and amazing at the same time.
 
SacBee Jul 06, 2017
A look at wildfires burning in California, Nevada and Colorado (Video pic's)
"http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article159908779.html/video-embed"
Several fires were burning across the West. Evacuation orders for hundreds of homes were in place as a wildfire rages in the White River National Forest about 4 miles from Colorado's Breckenridge Ski Resort. In northern Nevada, flames headed toward homes
Homes Evacuated as Colorado Wildfire Rages (:50)
Published on Jul 6, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxJdCOxpbig
Evacuation orders for hundreds of homes were expected to remain in place through midday Thursday as a wildfire rages near Colorado's Breckenridge Ski Resort.

Colorado resort town on notice as wildfire spreads (2:39)
Jul 6, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC_t9M_BW2A

Published on Jul 7, 2017 (Reno NV,)

https://youtu.be/3F2xH0c5-4s

July 3, 2017 - The Fire Situation Report
CAL FIRE TV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Pefjc7IdYY
 
An evacuation order has been issued for residents in Canada’s central British Columbia after a growing wildfire threatened households.

Thousands Told to Evacuate in Canada’s British Columbia As Wildfire Nears Homes
https://sputniknews.com/world/201707081055351675-canada-evactuation-wildfire/

Some 3,000 people in the Cariboo Regional District have been ordered to leave their homes, Canada’s National Post newspaper reported.

The district’s top official, Al Richmond, was cited as saying the wind had changed direction and was predicted to increase in speed.

BC Wildfire Service announced on Twitter the fire was expected to grow substantially in the coming hours depending on weather and wind conditions. Firefighter crews would work through the night to build containment lines, it said.
 
Federal investigators join search for cause in massive Oakland fire (Video's and Pic's)
Updated 10:13 pm, Friday, July 7, 2017
Snip:
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Massive-fire-engulfs-construction-project-in-11272219.php
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Federal and Alameda County arson investigators were among those trying to determine the cause of a huge blaze that destroyed a seven-story building under construction in Oakland on Friday, displacing 700 nearby residents and leading one City Council member to suggest the fire was deliberately set.

No one was injured in the predawn inferno that sent flames and smoke high above the area of downtown Oakland previously
known as Auto Row.

LaTimes
Massive fire rips through 7-story building under construction in Oakland (Tweets and Vid's and Pic's)
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-oakland-building-fire-20170707-htmlstory.html
Abbreviated version:
A massive fire tore through a construction site of a mixed-use building in Oakland early Friday and triggered evacuations of neighboring homes.

The fast-moving fire ripped through the seven-story building in the area of Valdez and 23rd streets and seared neighboring structures, Acting Fire Chief Darin White with the Oakland Fire Department told reporters.

The four-alarm blaze, which started about 4:30 a.m., sent a tower of flames and smoke into the sky that could be seen for miles, according to local news reports. There was no immediate report of injuries.

Images from live television broadcasts showed firefighters using multiple ladder trucks to attack the blaze near Lake Merritt.

The building is a mixed-use project known as Alta Waverly, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. The project was set to include 196 apartments and 31,500 square feet of retail space.

During the firefight, scaffolding along the building and a large crane came perilously close to collapsing on firefighters and residents, White said.

As the crane took on heat, fire officials said, it started spinning.

“That was one of our major concerns in fighting this fire,” Battalion Chief Zoraida Diaz said.

Because the crane and heat from the fire posed a possible safety risk, authorities ordered evacuations for nearby homes and buildings, fire officials said. At least 100 people were temporarily displaced.

As firefighters tackled the flames, Diaz said, a portion of the building collapsed.

The fire’s heat was detected on a weather satellite from space, according to the National Weather Service in San Francisco. The temperature of the fire reached nearly 900 degrees Kelvin, forecasters said.

Fire officials are investigating the cause of the fire.

While parts of the state battle fires, Southern California finds different ways to get through the heat wave
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-record-heat-wave-20170708-story.html
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In Central California, the Alamo fire — which started Thursday — grew from 500 acres to more than 3,000 acres Friday afternoon along the border between Santa Barbara (http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-alamo-fire-evacuations-20170707-story.html) and San Luis Obispo counties, threatening a number of isolated homes and prompting a frantic response by firefighters from across Southern California.

Officials said the fire moved at an “extreme rate of spread” in just a few hours Friday evening, forcing evacuation orders amid 90-degree heat and low humidity.

“Yesterday as the sun went down, we threw everything we had at it from the air, held it to 175 acres,” said Chris Elms, a spokesman with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
“As the sun came up, temperatures went through the roof.”

A second blaze, known as the Tower fire, was started by a car fire along the 101 Freeway near Cuesta Grade in San Luis Obispo County, closing all but one northbound lane at the site. By mid-evening, the fire was holding at 60 acres, but firefighters planned to work through the night toward full containment, authorities said.

San Andreas Calaveras CO. California
Fire crews battling blaze on Gold Strike Road (4 Pic's)
Jul 5, 2017 Updated Jul 5, 2017
http://www.calaverasenterprise.com/news/article_e1a4cd4e-61e5-11e7-979b-1f6f5de57b88.html
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Update: 7:34 p.m.:

The fire fighters have the fire 75 percent contained and all aircrafts have been released according to Cal Fire's Emily Kilgore.

Update: Wednesday: 6:37 p.m.:

Cal Fire has successfully halted forward progress of the fire at 30 percent containment.

At the moment, 15 acres have burned and an air tech and helicopter remain on the scene to assist ground resources.

The Calaveras Enterprise will update this story as more information becomes available.

Original post: Wednesday, 5:58 p.m.:

Fire crews are currently battling back a vegetation fire off of gold strike road in San Andreas, according to officials.

The fire has already burned through eight acres according to Kilgore, fire prevention specialist with the California Department of Forestry and Fire.

Kilgore said that good progress is being made, but at this time, a percentage of the fire that is still left to be contained is still being determined.

Eight type three engines, San Andreas Fire Protection District, a bulldozer, two hand crews and one air tech, two tankers and one helicopter is currently on the scene. An additional helicopter is also in route.

One-way traffic control is currently in effect.
 
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Oakland Fire Was So Hot It Was Detected In Space
http://sfist.com/2017/07/08/oakland_fire_was_so_hot_it_was_dete.php
by Jay Barmann in News on Jul 8, 2017 1:00 pm

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4-Alarm fire in #Oakland hot enough to be detected on #GOES16 satellite. Estimated temp almost 900K #cawx
The massive blaze at a seven-story construction site in Oakland Friday morning was so hot that it was picked up by a satellite in space. The National Weather Service tweeted the news, noting that the satellite, GOES16, registered a temperature of 900 kelvins, or about 1,160 degrees Fahrenheit, as ABC 7 reports.

The development, called Alta Waverly, was to have over 190 market-rate residential units, and following a fire at a residential construction site in Emeryville in May, the second to burn the same development in a year, speculation of arson spread fast yesterday. Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf called the fire "disconcerting," and said in a statement yesterday, "Oakland is in the middle of a housing crisis and the loss of these valuable units only exacerbates it."

The fire will likely be under investigation for days or weeks, and federal investigators are now involved.

The extreme heat from the flames reportedly caused damage to at least one neighboring building according to Oakland's acting Fire Chief Darin White. As ABC 7 reports, 700 to 900 residents of nearby buildings remain displaced and likely will not be able to return home until Sunday. The construction crane at the center of the site remains in danger of collapsing.
Exclusive Photos:
The Progression Of The Friday Morning Fire In Oakland (Photos by Jonathan Goody)
http://sfist.com/2017/07/07/photos_the_progression_of_the_frida.php#photo-1

'God forbid we get more lightning': B.C. crews call for reinforcements as wildfires rage (Tweets, Links, And Pics)
Province in state of emergency as thousands are forced from their homes
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-wildfires-1.4196204
CBC News Posted: Jul 08, 2017 9:37 AM PT
Links:
For evacuation alerts and orders, visit Emergency Info BC.

For road closures and conditions, visit DriveBC.

For wildfires of note, visit the B.C. Wildfire Service.

For air quality advisories, check with Environment Canada.
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Several raging wildfires in B.C. are expected to worsen Saturday evening as hot, dry, windy weather continues to hamper firefighters' efforts to control the flames.

Nine wildfires of concern are currently out of control, burning through more than 12,000 hectares of land and threatening buildings in the Interior and Cariboo regions. More than 7,000 people have been forced from their homes, many without a chance to pack so much as an overnight bag.


https://youtu.be/TNvmUx7gxLc
 
Evacuations lifted in Calaveras County as crews get handle on wildfire Video
_http://www.kcra.com/article/evacuations-ordered-for-wildfire-near-valley-springs/10298157
59-acre fire is burning near Valley Springs
VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif. (KCRA) —
Evacuations were lifted Wednesday evening as crews got a handle on a 59-acre wildfire burning in Calaveras County.

The fire was first reported around 1:10 p.m. and is burning near Quail Oaks Road and Oak Hill Drive. The fire was 75 percent contained as of 9:20 p.m. Forward progress of the blaze was stopped around 6 p.m.

The evacuations were lifted around 6:20 p.m.

Four outbuildings were destroyed by the flames.

The cause of the fire was someone using a lawn mower, Cal Fire said. The person was cited for not having the proper equipment nearby to extinguish the flames after the fire ignited.

No other details have been released.

July 10, 2017 - The Fire Situation Report
CAL FIRE TV

https://youtu.be/nkEIdW-YMtk

Orville California USA
Families Left To Sift Through Ashes After Wall Fire's Devastation
Published on Jul 11, 2017
_https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH32fx-hOEY
Published on Jul 12, 2017

https://youtu.be/bgXn7dy45m8
Timelapse video of the Wall Fire in Oroville, California July 7, 2017 courtesy of the Nevada Seismological Laboratory.

Drone view of Boston Flats fire destruction (B.C wildfires)
Jul 12, 2017
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District sent up a drone to survey the damage caused by the B.C wildfires

https://youtu.be/eAagROMBR8E
To read more:_http://cbc.ca/1.4200898

UPDATE: Long Valley Fire 20% contained at 33,300 acres Pic's and video
_http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Long-Valley-Fire-near-Doyle-burns-200-acres-433933403.html
DOYLE, Calif. (KOLO) - A brush fire north of Reno and Sparks has burned about 33,300 acres, or about 48 square miles, according to Sierra Front. It is about 20 percent contained.

Firefighters reported vigorous air and ground firefighting efforts on Thursday that followed overnight fire suppression efforts limited the growth of the Long Valley Fire between Reno and Susanville.

By the air Thursday, there were four heavy air tankers, four Super Scoopers, one single engine air tanker and a very large air tanker made several drops of water and fire retardant. Helicopters also made bucket drops.

On the ground, 21 fire engines, six dozers and two hand crews, worked on the fire. There are about 460 personnel on the fire altogether.

About 300 structures have been threatened. Five outbuildings like sheds or barns have burned and three residences have been damaged, but no homes have been lost. Seven vehicles have burned.

The fire is expected to be contained by July 20. The cause remains under investigation.

The Long Valley Fire broke out in Lassen County about 1:30PM July 11, 2017, 2 miles north of Doyle, California. It then burned east and southeast into Nevada to the Fish Springs and Winnemucca Ranch areas.

The Bureau of Land Management has temporarily closed the Fort Sage Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, near Doyle, to protect the public from wildfire.

Farad Fire 58% contained; 747 acres burned (Pic's and Video)
_http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Brush-fire-burns-near-Verdi-along-I-80-433675693.html
FARAD, Calif. (KOLO)
- The US Forest Service says the Farad Fire burning near Farad and Mystic, California, southwest of Reno between Verdi and Floriston, is 58 percent contained after burning 747 acres as of Thursday night.

CHP says the westbound lanes were closed Tuesday at the Nevada state line due to spot fires, smoke and debris, but have reopened. Eastbound lanes were also closed much of Tuesday.

Cal Fire is helping the US Forest Service with the firefight. Truckee Meadows Fire is also assisting.

The fire is burning on the west side of I-80. Heavy smoke could be seen from much of northern Nevada and on many of the AlertTahoe cameras.

There is no word yet what caused the fire, which started July 10, 2017.

Bravo 17 Fire burns 9,000 acres southeast of Fallon (Video Pic's)
Jul 13, 2017
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MIDDLEGATE, Nev. (KOLO)
Sierra Front reports a wildland fire about 30 miles southeast of Fallon is burning about 9,000 acres, or about 14 square miles.

The Bravo 17 Fire broke out about 4:30PM July 12, 2017, south of Fairview Peak, in Churchill County.

Sierra Front says the fire started on a bombing range at Naval Air Station Fallon and spread east onto Bureau of Land Management land.

There is no reported containment.

BLM resources are being pulled from the nearby Draw Fire, which is mostly contained (Video Pic's)
Updated: 7-13-17
_http://www.ktvn.com/story/35860985/long-valley-fire-breaks-out-north-of-doyle-in-lassen-county4
Evacuations Underway as Long Valley Fire Grows in Size Near Doyle
The Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District says the Long Valley fire burning near Doyle, California is now 30,510 large and 20% contained Thursday.

Evacuations have been ordered for residents on South Fish Springs Road and East Winnemucca Ranch Road due to the Long Valley Fire near Doyle.

At a briefing Wednesday, firefighters say the Long Valley Fire's behavior has been extreme since it first started on Tuesday, July 11. The wildfire is burning grass, sage and is making a push to the east toward Winnemucca Ranch Road.

Evacuations were previously announced for about a dozen residents on Hackstaff Road, Fort Sage Road, Clark's Lost Road or Debbie-Do Lane.

Five outbuildings and seven vehicles have been lost. Three homes have been damaged.

The BLM is closing the Fort Sage OHV area as a precaution.

The fire is under investigation, but officials believe it was human caused.

July 15 - July 28 2017 Image: (Guess-tament) Weather chart
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2017 Fire Season Is One of Worst in 15 Years Video
Posted: Jul 14, 2017 2:04 AM RST
_http://www.ktvn.com/story/35882386/2017-fire-season-is-one-of-worst-in-15-years

Crews Battling Whittier Fire Brace for Weekend Sundowner Winds Pic's
updated 11:02 p.m. | July 13, 2017 |
_https://www.noozhawk.com/article/crews_battling_whittier_fire_brace_for_weekend_sundowner_winds
Flames are visible Thursday night in the mountains west of Goleta; blaze is at 12,263 acres and 52 percent containment

Firefighters were bracing Thursday night for expected sundowner winds this weekend, which could potentially push flames from the Whittier Fire down into the foothill neighborhoods in and around western Goleta.

Forecasters were calling for “light to moderate” sundowner conditions Friday and Saturday evenings, with downslope north to northwest winds of 10-20 mph and gusts to 30 mph.

“Overall, the weather is always a wildcard, whether it comes or doesn’t,” Incident Commander Mark von Tillow told Noozhawk Thursday night. “But we’re prepared for it, and I feel pretty comfortable right now with the plan we’ve got. Actually very comfortable. We’ll just have to wait and see if the weather develops.”

As it was the previous evening, the fire was active again Thursday night below the ridge line on the south side of the Santa Ynez Mountains.

Flames were easily visible in the upper reaches of Gato Canyon and Las Varas Canyon, below Santa Ynez Peak west of Goleta.

Officials said the 9-1-1 lines were being inundated with calls about the flare-up, and issued the following statement late Thursday night:

"This flare up currently is not a direct threat to homes or communities. It is approximately 2 miles from communities. It is slowly backing down the mountainside.

"Firefighters are actively monitoring this area with Night Flight Aircraft. Crews are continuing to work on fire control lines on all areas of the fire tonight, including reinforcing dozer and hand lines along the front country area.

"Flames will be visible until late this evening when the marine layer returns.

"Rumors that powerlines are being currently being impacted are not accurate."

Those flare-ups were expected, von Tillow said.

“That was in an area we call the thermal belt. and that’s where the warm air gets trapped from the onshore flow of cold air that comes up to a certain point,” von Tillow explained. “And then the cold air that sinks at night traps that warm layer there in the middle.

“So that’s where the fire remained active, with the high temperatures and low humidity.”

As of Thursday night, the size of the fire had increased about 340 acres from the previous day, to 12,263 acres. Containment rose to 52 percent from 48 percent.

Some 20 structures have been lost, and an estimated 3,500 people have been evacuated, mainly along the Highway 154 corridor, Paradise Road and in the West Camino Cielo area.

Air tankers and helicopters spent the day laying down lines of retardant below the southern flank of the fire,

“We’ve had folks out there all week, scouting around,” von Tillow said. “We’ve been building some bulldozer line down in the bottom, connecting the ranch roads, and working with all those ranchers out there. We feel good about it.

“I was out there today … We’ve been laying retardant in there all afternoon to slow anything that’s going to come down if the winds develop. So we’re preparing, and that’s all we can do at this point is prepare.”

The northeast flank of the fire also remained active Thursday, although it remained within the upper reaches of Bear Creek Canyon.

“Crews have been working extremely hard in there the last couple days,” von Tillow said. “We’ve had more hotshot crews in there. They’re getting more comfortable with it. We’re going direct.

“We supported them with aircraft again today, and there was a lot less smoke in the air today than the last few days.”

Bulldozers and hand crews labored to build and strengthen containment lines throughout the fire.

Evacuation orders remained in effect for Highway 154 from Armour Ranch to Paradise Road, and West Camino Cielo from Highway 154 to the Winchester Gun Club.

An evacuation warning remained in place for the area from Las Varas Canyon east to Winchester Canyon, and from Highway 101 north to West Camino Cielo; and Paradise Road from Highway 154 to the first river crossing.

Law enforcement is patrolling the evacuation areas, and as soon as it is safe, will communicate how and when people can re-enter the area to retrieve personal items left behind during the evacuation.

The American Red Cross of Central California-Pacific Coast Chapter has been operating evacuation centers at San Marcos High School, at 4750 Hollister Ave. near Goleta, and at the Minami Community Center, 600 W. Enos Drive in Santa Maria for people displaced by the Whittier Fire and the Alamo Fire burning in northern Santa Barbara County. The Santa Maria shelter has since closed.

Nearly 1,096 firefighters have been assigned to the Whittier Fire, including personnel who had been released from the Alamo Fire east of Santa Maria.

Also assigned were 68 fire engines, 23 hand crews, 10 bulldozers, 10 helicopters, and 6 water tenders. Fixed-wing tankers are available from local air bases as needed.

Highway 154 remained closed between Highway 246 and Foothill Road in Santa Barbara because of the fire, and many local roads within the evacuation areas are also closed, including West Camino Cielo at Highway 154, Kinevan Road at Highway 154, Farren Road at Vereda del Padre, and Old San Marcos Road at Via Parva.

West Camino Cielo remains closed from Refugio Road east to the fire.

Click here for a map of current road closures from the Santa Barbara County Public Works Department.

Caltrans District 5 has up-to-date highway closure information here.
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Just Sayin :whistle:

Published on Jul 10, 2017

https://youtu.be/BddOMwIdF7g
July 10, 2017: *Imperial Beach, California* | A meteor spent 4.3 billion years traveling through the cosmos and entered earth's atmosphere on the 4th of July high above So Cal, flying towards Imperial Beach during a fireworks display creating a god-like firework display of its own. What are the odds of something like this happening...4.3 billion to 1....?
 
angelburst29 said:
Thousands Told to Evacuate in Canada’s British Columbia As Wildfire Nears Homes
https://sputniknews.com/world/201707081055351675-canada-evactuation-wildfire/

Massive forest fires, which erupted in the Canadian westernmost province of British Columbia, forced evacuation of total of 36,000 people, local media reported.

Almost 37,000 People Evacuated in Canada Over Outbreak of Forest Fires
https://sputniknews.com/world/201707171055597230-canada-forest-fires-evacuation/

Currently about 2,900 firefighters and 203 aircraft are involved in a fire extinguishing operation, while the country’s authorities have already spend over $80 million to fight the natural cataclysm, the CBC broadcaster reported Sunday, citing Canadian Minister of Forests John Rustad.

Rustad added that one helicopter crashed during the operation, the pilot was injured.

A total of 178 fires are currently active in British Columbia, while some 131,000 hectares of forest have been destroyed by fire in 2017, Chief fire information officer Kevin Skrepnek said, according to the broadcaster.
 
Maybe it is not important or I did not put attention time ago, but I think that last month there was an insusual number of fires around the world. I made a list just with the fires reported by RT and Sputnik:

Jun 11 Peru - Fire on a Mall
Jun 13 United Kingdom - London, Grenfell Tower
Jun 14 Turkey - Istambul Hotel
Jun 14 Mexico - Refinery
Jun 17 Portugal - Forest fire
Jun 18 US - Utah forest fire
Jun 19 Israel - Miltar factory
Jun 20 Jordan - Housing complex
Jun 22 Peru - Lima, Art galery (it lasted 5 days!!!)
Jun 24 United Kingdom - London, Housing complex in Bethnal Green
Jun 25 Pakistan - Overturned a tanker truck, 120 dead
Jun 25 Spain - Forestal fire
Jun 25 United Kingdom - London, another building in Waxham House
Jun 26 Iran - Refinery
Jun 27 Peru - Horizontal building
Jun 29 Russia - near Chernóbil
Jul 01 Italy - Sicilia
Jul 03 Germany - Bus is on fire (18 dead)
Jul 08 El Salvador - Government building
Jul 09 Israel - Militar base
Jul 09 US - Los Angeles, Electric Power Plant
Jul 09 United Kingdom - London, a market in Camden Town
Jul 10 Russia - Moscú, Mall
Jul 12 Russia - San Petersburgo, tractors factory
Jul 13 Chile - Santiago, Chemical products factory
Jul 14 Canada - Forest fire
Jul 15 Hawai - Honolulu, Building on fire
Jul 15 Ecuador - Bus is on fire (14 dead)

I really do not know if this is the meaningful, but only from this list some information emerge:
  • In total there are 28 fires, almost 1 per day
  • 11 of them were in buildings or housing complex in urban areas, most of them attributed to electrical faults of the electrical installation or some device
  • 4 were reported in London, 3 in Russia, 3 in Peru, 2 in US, and 2 in Israel
  • 4 of them are forest fires
  • The fires on buses and in the tanker truck were because they overturned
  • There are 2 fires in Military Installations (Israel) and 2 in Refineries (maybe they are not too much inusual)
It is true that many of places where the fires begin are relatively "logics" (refineries, military factory, chemical factory, etc), but the number of fires reported in recent times has caught my attention. I usually check the news every day and so far I have not seen a situation like this, in which so many fires are reported in such a short period of time.
 
msante said:
It is true that many of places where the fires begin are relatively "logics" (refineries, military factory, chemical factory, etc), but the number of fires reported in recent times has caught my attention. I usually check the news every day and so far I have not seen a situation like this, in which so many fires are reported in such a short period of time.

Very interesting, thanks for sharing, msante!
 
Oxajil said:
msante said:
It is true that many of places where the fires begin are relatively "logics" (refineries, military factory, chemical factory, etc), but the number of fires reported in recent times has caught my attention. I usually check the news every day and so far I have not seen a situation like this, in which so many fires are reported in such a short period of time.

Very interesting, thanks for sharing, msante!

Ditto.

Interesting is that on the Jul 03 Germany - Bus is on fire (18 dead), coincided with a bus crash in Russia.

14 people, incl. 4 children, killed as bus collides with truck in Tatarstan, Russia
Published time: 3 Jul, 2017 10:46
https://www.rt.com/news/395125-russia-people-burned-death-tatarstan/

2 new wildfires in California prompt evacuation orders Vid
_http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/fires/article161719688.html
The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO
A wildfire burning in Central California tripled in size Monday, forcing more people from their homes as firefighters battle the day-old blaze burning in steep areas with heavy brush and tall grass.

The fire, burning near Lake McClure, a reservoir about 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of Modesto, has scorched 11 square miles (28 square kilometers) since it broke out Sunday afternoon, said the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Officials have ordered evacuations for an unknown number of homes. The fire has destroyed one structure and damaged another.

No one has been reported injured.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

In Northern California, a 900-acre wildfire in Mendocino County has also triggered an evacuation of homes. That fire is 25 percent contained.

To the south, crews are struggling to surround a 28-square-mile (72-square-kilometer) blaze burning for more than a week in the mountains of Santa Barbara County. It is just 49 percent contained after destroying 16 homes.

WASHOE COUNTY, Nev. (KOLO) - The Long Valley Fire has burned 83,733 acres, or about 131 square miles, as of Monday morning. It is about 35% contained.
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The fire started July 11, 2017 near Doyle, Calif., and has burned into the north end of Spanish Springs Valley toward Pyramid Lake.

Whittier Fire grows to 18,311 acres, remains 49% contained
Posted: Jul 17, 2017 3:08 PM RST
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The Whittier Fire grows to 18,311 acres and remains 49 percent contained as of Monday morning, according to U.S. Forest Service officials.

On Sunday, officials reported that nine more homes and dozens more structures have reportedly burned in the Whittier Fire.

Fire officials said Sunday the damage was done in first hours after the fire began July 8, but damage assessment teams are just now completing the assessments with the help of new software technology.

Officials had previously said eight homes and 12 outbuildings had burned. That number has now changed to 17 homes and 36 outbuildings.

More than 1,900 personnel are currently battling the the blaze.

The fire Sunday continued backing down the south slope of the Santa Ynez Mountains above the canyons west of Goleta.

As it nears the bottom of the slope, fire officials say flanking runs and short, intense burning could take place.

The fire broke out the afternoon of July 8 along Highway 154 near Cachuma Lake and grew quickly.

Highway 154 is closed from Highway 246 to Foothill Road (Highway 192). Officials say there is a possibility the highway will re-open Sunday night, depending on fire behavior throughout the day.

Evacuation orders and warnings remain in effect.

Utah Wildfire Forces Evacuation of 25 Homes (:48)
Published on Jul 16, 2017
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Utah officials say 25 homes were evacuated as crews work to control a fire on a mountainside south of Salt Lake City. Utah Fire Info's website says the brush and grass fire was caused Saturday by a group shooting guns in the area. (July 17)
 
There are major forest fires burning all over Dalmazzia. A huge one came very close to Split from surrounding mountains propelled by Boorah wind. There are some burnt buildings and vehicles, some neighborhoods are without electrical power - luckily no one is seriously injured; jet some evacuations are in doings...
 
Smokey skies over Riva promenade in Split Today...
 

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100 hectares were destroyed in Castagniers, and 200 hectares in Southern Corsica. A lull is now observed.

http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/societe/20170718.OBS2217/l-incendie-qui-menacait-des-habitations-pres-de-nice-est-controle-par-les-pompiers.html

Fire in progress in Oletta, three burned acres

http://www.corsematin.com/article/derniere-minute/incendie-en-cours-a-oletta-trois-hectares-brules

http://www.corsematin.com/article/derniere-minute/incendie-en-cours-a-oletta-trois-hectares-brules

The spectacular fire in a company in Aytré in pictures

http://www.sudouest.fr/2017/07/18/en-images-le-spectaculaire-incendie-dans-une-entreprise-a-aytre-3627299-1391.php

Fire in a construction store

http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2017/07/17/2613672-incendie-dans-un-magasin-de-construction.html

Asnières: six wounded and one hundred evacuees after a serious fire

http://www.bfmtv.com/police-justice/asnieres-six-blesses-et-une-centaine-d-evacues-apres-un-grave-incendie-1218469.html
 
Jul 17th/18th

Fire devastates 2,400 hectares of forest in one day in Russian Far East
https://mundo.sputniknews.com/rusia/201707181070846871-rusia-fuegos-bosque-desastre-natural/ (Spanish)

From the article:
In the last 24 hours in the Federal District of the Far East were active 86 fires, (..) the area affected by the fire throughout the day was 2,400 hectares (..) For early hours on Tuesday, nine fires were suppressed, while another 77 remained active, 66 in Yakutia, nine in the Khabarovsk region, one in the Sakhalin region and one in Magadan.

A big fire devastates a building in the heart of Moscow
https://mundo.sputniknews.com/rusia/201707181070847412-fuego-calle-arbat-moscu/
According to the authorities, the fire occupied an area of 200 square meters on the fifth and sixth floors of the residential building currently undergoing renovation. (...) The fire originated after the burning of building materials, local authorities told Sputnik.

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