At least six people were taken to the hospital Thursday morning after a massive explosion caused a large fire in Hayward, ...

A gas explosion set off a large fire in a California neighborhood on Thursday, obliterating at least one home and damaging ...

A large building fire and its debris have forced the closure of some downtown Fresno roads, the Fresno Fire Department said.

A fire in the California's eastern Sierra Nevada mountains has forced mandatory evacuations and the closure of a major highway as it continued to spread on Thursday. The Pack Fire had burned about 75 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. During the Palisades fire in January, fire hydrants lost water pressure and ran dry. A nearby reservoir was empty ...

Since the beginning of the year, wildfires have burned over 3.2 million acres in California. Since August 15, when California’s fire activity elevated, there have been 25 fatalities and over 4,200 ...

Within hours of a devastating wildfire in Northern California, firefighters up and down the state rallied together within hours to respond to the Camp Fire in Butte County. The near instantaneous ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Underground fires and methane leaks at California landfills have prompted thousands of complaints from nearby ...

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