Tag: wildfire
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Residents in northern Alberta area affected by wildfire expected to return home – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] FORT CHIPEWYAN, ALBERTA – Residents forced to leave their homes in a community in northern Alberta are being allowed back in with a phased re-entry plan. The Rural Municipality of Wood Buffalo says an evacuation order, which was issued on May 30 in response to the Rocky River wildfire, remains in place at this…
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Quebec makes progress against record wildfire season as blaze in B.C. grows – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] Quebec is on the offensive in its battle against a record wildfire season as gusty winds fuel a huge blaze in northeastern British Columbia, forcing more evacuations. Premier François Legault says there are now more than 1,200 people fighting fires across the province, including reinforcements from New Brunswick and France, and thousands of Quebecers…
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Village of McBride, B.C. declares state of emergency due to Teare Creek wildfire – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] MCBRIDE, B.C. – An out-of-control wildfire covering about six square kilometres near the B.C.-Alberta border has prompted an evacuation order and alert. The Village of McBride has declared a local state of emergency because of the threat posed by the Teare Creek wildfire. The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George has ordered all residents of…
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Western Nebraska wildfire prompts evacuations, burns homes – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] GERING, Neb. (AP) — A wildfire that has forced evacuations and destroyed some homes in the Nebraska Panhandle grew to about 25000 square miles (64749.77 square kilometers) Monday, but firefighters were managing to limit the spread of the fire. The blaze south of Gering, dubbed the Carter Canyon Fire, was reported Saturday evening and…
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PG&E blamed for massive Northern California wildfire
[ad_1] FILE – In this Jan. 14, 2019, file photo, Pacific Gas & Electric vehicles are parked at the PG&E Oakland Service Center in Oakland, Calif. Pacific Gas & Electric power lines sparked last summer’s Dixie Fire in Northern California that swept through five counties and burned more than 1,300 homes and other…
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PG&E charged in California wildfire last year that killed 4
[ad_1] FILE – In this Sept. 27, 2020, file photo, a house burns on Platina Road at the Zogg Fire near Ono, Calif. Pacific Gas & Electric has been charged with manslaughter and other crimes, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in a Northern California wildfire last year that killed four people and destroyed hundreds…
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Malaga wildfire: Thousands evacuated as ‘hungry monster’ blaze ravages Spanish resort | World | News
[ad_1] The blaze, described by local authorities as a “hungry monster” has been raging for four days in the southern coastal province. The fire has already destroyed around 7,000 acres of the densely forested area known as the Sierra Bermeja and has left one firefighter dead. In the wake of the deadly fire, Spain has…
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Forced Medication Approved For Wildfire Suspect, Lawyers Say
[ad_1] The court sought the law ministry’s response after going through a statement by the World Health Organisation, which has declared virginity testing as unscientific, medically unnecessary and unreliable. A judge has approved the forced medication of a mentally ill Danish man accused of starting a wildfire that burned 149 homes in Colorado in 2018,…