A lengthy stretch of Highway 1 on California's rugged Big Sur coastline is closed Friday, as firefighters continued to battle two growing wildfires.

The individual is believed to have set himself on fire at a building at 315 Hudson Street shortly before 3pm, sources told the New York Daily News .

Firefighters were working to gain more control of the Brushy Fire after it grew to more than 10,000 acres Friday.The fire was 25% contained as of 2 p.m. Friday,

A large brush fire has sparked in Parkland, Washington, prompting authorities to evacuate people from their homes in the area.

A grass fire in Dallas County came within several dozen yards of a Baptist church in Ferris, but miraculously, the church sustained no structural damage.

Highway 1 is closed in two locations along the Big Sur coast as firefighters continue to battle two out-of-control wildfires.

Crews with BLM Nevada are continuing to battle a series of wildfires in rural parts of Nevada, including the McConnell Fire, which tripled in size since Thursday.

Residents in the North African enclave remain up in arms after more than 70,000 migrants crossed in to Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco last month.

More than 70,000 acres have burned in the Wildhorse Fire, according to Adam Leija, a fire information officer for the U.S. Wildland Fire Service. Leija said crews are working to build a “box” around the fire.

Crews are working on a fire that has burned around 3000 acres approximately 15 miles northeast of Malta.

Deputies say they arrested Jesse Patrick on Wednesday.

Luego de la explosión en un taller de polvorín en la comunidad de San Pedro Laguna, el municipio de Zumpango reveló que no se registraron personas lesionadas