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Commentary: National Wildlife Week is a reminder of the threat posed by fires

Last year, 66,255 wildfires erupted in the U.S., burning through more than 7.3 million acres from California to the Florida Panhandle. It was the most fires since 2017, and those were the ones that were reported. The final count is bound to be higher.

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Fire destroys workshop at Tasmania's Don River heritage railway

Fire crews from across Tasmania's north-west have been called in to help save some of the state's most significant heritage railway infrastructure after fire broke out at the Don River Railway.

ABC News

Fire that ravaged beauty spot could be seen from Wales

The blaze tore through 500 square metres of marshland

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Three teens to appear in court over devastating Parkgate fire

The fire destroyed a large patch of marshland in the beauty spot

Liverpool Echo

Spain's Asturias ravaged by fires as authorities blame 'terrorist' arsonists

The lush region of Asturias in northern Spain was ravaged by more than 90 wildfires on Friday, most of them believed to have been started by arsonists whom the region's leader called "fire terrorists".

Reuters

Wildfires ravage Spain's Asturias as temperatures hit record highs

(This March 30 story has been refiled to remove incorrect temperature conversion in paragraph 7)

Reuters

Lawsuit jeopardizes use of crucial wildfire retardant, US Forest Service claims

LOS ANGELES — For most Californians, the sight of aircraft spewing neon pink liquid over flaming trees and brush has become a hallmark of aggressive wildfire suppression campaigns — if not a potent symbol of government's struggle to control increasingly destructive forest fires.

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Climate change helps breed springtime wildfires in Spain

Firefighter Manuel Rubio had never seen a blaze like the one that raged for the past week in eastern Spain

The Independent UK

Nantes cathedral volunteer sentenced to prison for arson

The parish volunteer who started a fire that severely damaged the 15th Century Gothic cathedral in the western French city of Nantes in 2020 has been sentenced to four years in prison for arson.

Radio France Internationale

Officials warn of wildfire risk as Southwest US dries out

Climate experts say the wildfire season might be delayed in some parts of the Southwestern U.S. because of a deluge of winter moisture

The Independent UK

Warning issued to Dove Stone visitors over car park chaos ahead of Easter holidays

Last year saw the local car parks overflowing and numerous devastating moor fires started by BBQs

Manchester Evening News

Environmental tragedy as fires burn through one-fifth of Northern Territory national park

More than 100,000 hectares burned in MacDonnell Ranges area, which has been declared a federal priority for threatened species conservation

The Guardian - AU

Villagers flee as winds fan wildfire in eastern Spain

Officials evacuated people from three small villages in eastern Spain on Monday as winds and dry weather fanned a wildfire ravaging the area.

Reuters

Wild fires in Spain force families to flee and leave pets behind

'Fire tourists' told to keep away from fierce blazes as onlookers put themselves at risk and disrupt efforts to control flames

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Spain tells 'fire tourists' to stay away from forest blaze

Officials told 'fire tourists' to keep away from blazes raging in eastern Spain on Sunday, saying onlookers were putting themselves at risk and disrupting efforts to quell the flames.

Reuters

A scorched southwestern France braces itself for fires to come

As France frets about an extended drought and prospects for more wildfires in another long summer, one blaze that erupted eight months ago in the southwest of the country still smoulders away underground.

Reuters

Evacuated villagers tell how Spain's forest fire forced them to leave animals

Spain's first major wildfire of the year scorched more than 4,000 hectares (9,900 acres) of forest and forced 1,700 villagers to leave their homes in the Valencia and Aragon regions.

Wales Online

This is what was left of a bedroom after fire in a common household object

The family got out safely after the fire was spotted by a passer-by

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Daily Record

New Cumnock blaze drama as building fire closes A76 overnight

Enquiries are ongoing in a bid to find out what sparked the blaze.

Reuters

First major fire of year destroys 3,000 hectares in Spain

Spain's first major wildfire of the year raged in the eastern Valencia region on Friday, destroying more than 3,000 hectares (7,413 acres) of forest and forcing 1,500 residents to abandon their homes, authorities said.

Wales Online

Foreign Office warning to UK travelers as 1,500 evacuated in Spain

Emergency services in the region said eight towns have been evacuated

ABC News

Emergency declaration revoked, Lindsay Transport depot fire in Bundaberg brought under control

Queensland Police have lifted an emergency zone after firefighters battled until 2:00am to bring an industrial fire under control in Bundaberg.

Tribune News Service

Bay Area cities struggle to balance housing mandates, wildfire risks

ORINDA, California — How can cities balance new state guidelines restricting development in high-risk wildfire zones with parallel — and often conflicting — mandates for aggressive housing construction?

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Exclusion zone maintained after firefighters bring Bundaberg industrial fire under control

Police and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services are due to review the exclusion zone around the scene of a smouldering industrial fire in Bundaberg East.

ABC News

Researchers design bushfire safe room that can withstand almost 1,000 degrees Celsius

Queensland researchers develop room of last resort to withstand temperatures close to 1,000 degrees.

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