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Chile Declares Emergency As Wildfires Kill At Least 19
More than 50,000 people have been displaced by blazes burning for two days now in the Nuble and Biobio regions about 500 kilometers (300 miles) south of Santiago, fanned by strong winds and hot weather.
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US Power Company To Pay $82.5 Million For California Wildfire
One of California's largest utilities is to pay the US Forest Service $82.5 million for a wildfire that burned tens of thousands of acres of woodland.
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"We Lost Practically Everything": Wildfires Rage Around Los Angeles
Up to 1,500 buildings have burned in fires that have broken in Los Angeles California, forcing over 1,00,000 people from their homes.
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Firefighter Allegedly Used Cigarettes To Start Wildfires That Killed 130 In Chile
A volunteer firefighter and a Chilean forestry official have been formally accused by prosecutors with involvement in setting wildfires that engulfed central Chile this past February, killing over 130 people.
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Texas Battling Largest Wildfire In Its History
Texas emergency crews were struggling Thursday to contain the largest wildfire in the US state's history, with the blaze killing at least two people and scorching a million acres as it raged out of control.
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18 Bodies Found In Villages Hit By Wildfires In Northern Greece
Eighteen burned bodies, possibly migrants, were found on Tuesday in a rural area in northern Greece where wildfires were burning out of control for a fourth day, authorities said, as gale force winds fanned blazes across the country.
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Hawaii Wildfires Trigger Climate Denial, Conspiracy Theories
Climate change-denying social media accounts are exploiting the deadly wildfires in Hawaii to push conspiracy theories that high-energy lasers were used to spark the flames.
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93 Killed In Hawaii Wildfire That Could Be US's Deadliest In Over A Century
Anger was growing Saturday over the official response to an inferno that levelled a Hawaiian town, killing at least 93 people in the deadliest wildfire in the United States for over 100 years.
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Dogs Help Wildfire Survivors Recover Something Precious: Human Ashes
Larry Woodward surveyed the charred ruins of his 1,700-square foot home, the blackened brick fireplace among the few recognizable items that survived the flames.
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California Wildfire Death Toll Climbs To 56, 130 Still Missing
U.S. National Guard troops scoured the ruins of the town of Paradise on Thursday for any sign of 130 people still missing in California's deadliest wildfire on record as authorities said the death toll had risen to 56.
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50 Dead In California Wildfire As Firefighters Continue To Battle Blazes
Thousands of firefighters battled blazes in northern and southern California on tuesday as body recovery teams searched the remains of houses and charred cars for victims of the deadliest wildfire in the history of the US state.
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Number Of Dead Reaches 29 In California Wildfire, Deadliest In State
The death toll from a devastating California wildfire has matched that of the deadliest to hit the state, with 29 people killed, a local sheriff said Sunday.
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9 Dead In California Wildfire, Residents Take Refuge On Beaches In Malibu
Wildfires burned out of control on Friday across California, killing at least nine people in a mountain town and forcing residents to flee the upscale beach community of Malibu in the face of a monster fire storm.
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Death Toll From California Blazes Rises To 43, After Teen Dies
The death toll from the deadliest rash of wildfires in California history has risen to 43, after a 17-year-old girl who was badly burned in the fires earlier this month died at a hospital, officials said on Monday.
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California 'Horror' Fires Burn On, 40 Dead In One Week
Authorities hope weaker winds will help more than 10,000 firefighters battle the deadliest blazes in California history, which have killed at least 40 people and destroyed thousands of structures in one of the state's worst natural disasters in years
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Chile Declares Emergency As Wildfires Kill At Least 19
More than 50,000 people have been displaced by blazes burning for two days now in the Nuble and Biobio regions about 500 kilometers (300 miles) south of Santiago, fanned by strong winds and hot weather.
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US Power Company To Pay $82.5 Million For California Wildfire
One of California's largest utilities is to pay the US Forest Service $82.5 million for a wildfire that burned tens of thousands of acres of woodland.
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"We Lost Practically Everything": Wildfires Rage Around Los Angeles
Up to 1,500 buildings have burned in fires that have broken in Los Angeles California, forcing over 1,00,000 people from their homes.
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Firefighter Allegedly Used Cigarettes To Start Wildfires That Killed 130 In Chile
A volunteer firefighter and a Chilean forestry official have been formally accused by prosecutors with involvement in setting wildfires that engulfed central Chile this past February, killing over 130 people.
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Texas Battling Largest Wildfire In Its History
Texas emergency crews were struggling Thursday to contain the largest wildfire in the US state's history, with the blaze killing at least two people and scorching a million acres as it raged out of control.
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18 Bodies Found In Villages Hit By Wildfires In Northern Greece
Eighteen burned bodies, possibly migrants, were found on Tuesday in a rural area in northern Greece where wildfires were burning out of control for a fourth day, authorities said, as gale force winds fanned blazes across the country.
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Hawaii Wildfires Trigger Climate Denial, Conspiracy Theories
Climate change-denying social media accounts are exploiting the deadly wildfires in Hawaii to push conspiracy theories that high-energy lasers were used to spark the flames.
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93 Killed In Hawaii Wildfire That Could Be US's Deadliest In Over A Century
Anger was growing Saturday over the official response to an inferno that levelled a Hawaiian town, killing at least 93 people in the deadliest wildfire in the United States for over 100 years.
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Dogs Help Wildfire Survivors Recover Something Precious: Human Ashes
Larry Woodward surveyed the charred ruins of his 1,700-square foot home, the blackened brick fireplace among the few recognizable items that survived the flames.
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California Wildfire Death Toll Climbs To 56, 130 Still Missing
U.S. National Guard troops scoured the ruins of the town of Paradise on Thursday for any sign of 130 people still missing in California's deadliest wildfire on record as authorities said the death toll had risen to 56.
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50 Dead In California Wildfire As Firefighters Continue To Battle Blazes
Thousands of firefighters battled blazes in northern and southern California on tuesday as body recovery teams searched the remains of houses and charred cars for victims of the deadliest wildfire in the history of the US state.
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Number Of Dead Reaches 29 In California Wildfire, Deadliest In State
The death toll from a devastating California wildfire has matched that of the deadliest to hit the state, with 29 people killed, a local sheriff said Sunday.
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9 Dead In California Wildfire, Residents Take Refuge On Beaches In Malibu
Wildfires burned out of control on Friday across California, killing at least nine people in a mountain town and forcing residents to flee the upscale beach community of Malibu in the face of a monster fire storm.
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Death Toll From California Blazes Rises To 43, After Teen Dies
The death toll from the deadliest rash of wildfires in California history has risen to 43, after a 17-year-old girl who was badly burned in the fires earlier this month died at a hospital, officials said on Monday.
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California 'Horror' Fires Burn On, 40 Dead In One Week
Authorities hope weaker winds will help more than 10,000 firefighters battle the deadliest blazes in California history, which have killed at least 40 people and destroyed thousands of structures in one of the state's worst natural disasters in years
