SUMMERLAND — More than 20,000 residents have been forced to evacuate British Columbia communities near Okanagan Lake overnight as an explosive wildfire surged toward them, destroying homes in its path.

Military reports newly placed in the public record describe pale or cold-looking spheres moving at extraordinary estimated speeds and changing behavior around weapons fire. Those details make the documents compelling, but they remain descriptions drawn from…

Firefighters were first called to Holme Fen in Cambridgeshire on 27 July.

Nine wildfires continued to burn across Utah as the first week of August came to a close. Topping the list is the Widemouth 2 Fire in Millard County, which was 19% contained as of Friday, according to Utah’s wildfire website. That fire has burned more than…

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile Fire-Rescue Department said it responded to a call of a fire in the Birdville Community. According to an MFRD news release, officials responded to the call of a fire at an apartment complex around 9:36 p.m. Friday, Aug. 7…

Residents across Alaska were rattled by a magnitude 5.6 earthquake on Friday.

KOSSUTH COUNTY, Iowa — Authorities say a motor home caught fire at the Kossuth County Fairgrounds, destroying the vehicle and killing a pet. The Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office says its…

Some scenes announce themselves long before you reach them. The clip shows a large fire burning as a dense column of dark smoke rises into the sky. The filmer, Billy, told WooGlobe, “My friends and I saw a thick cloud of black smoke coming from up the street…

It comes after a previous fire at the same nature reserve at the end of July

More than 200 people have been evacuated due to a major wildfire near Lake Garda in northern Italy, including scores of holidaymakers, firefighters said on Saturday. The fire is burning in the municipality of Tignale on the western shore of Lake Garda, Italy's…

Flash flood warnings had been issued twice in parts of New Jersey in the days leading up to Friday's storms.

A malfunctioning fire pit caused a fire on the roof of the Brenton Hotel in Newport on Friday night.

The West Echo Fire was fully contained after it burned just under 50 acres near Echo Reservoir in Summit County.Firefighters contained the wildfire Friday eveni

The naked woman, now identified as 36-year-old Emily Fair, is charged with operating a motor vehicle without owner’s consent.