Photos and videos shared on social media by witnesses showed towering flames and heavy smoke rising from the scene.

Fire crews in Washington state working tirelessly to contain destructive blazes in the Spokane area are preparing for a new bout of flame-fueling winds and intense heat that will arrive on Friday and continue through the weekend.

The helicopter was one of seven working a fire in central Utah that was caused by lightning on July 27.

Evacuation warnings have been issued due to a fire burning off Interstate 5 near Gorman.CalFire said the so-called Ridge Fire is burning east of Interstate 5,

Flagler County Fire Rescue (FCFR) located the nearly half-submerged vessel and safely transported its solo occupant back to the dock.

The Elk Fire burning in Hinsdale County prompted evacuation orders Friday as the fire continues to grow.

Drivers are asked to use "extreme caution" around near mile marker 119 on Highway 20 at this time.

A family's disappearance took a shocking turn when authorities identified the couple's adult son as an alleged suspect. Here's what we know.

A Sacramento grocery store will be closed until further notice after a break-in and suspected arson attack Friday morning.

A brush fire is threatening at least one structure in East San Diego County.

A small brush fire sparked near the intersection of state Route-163 and SR-52 in the Miramar area Friday afternoon.

Terry Evans was driving home from picking up groceries with his wife on the north shore of Shuswap Lake on Wednesday when they spotted a fire in a ditch and several residents scrambling to bring water to douse it.

The fire is located near the intersection of Tandy Drive and Sharp Avenue.

CSFD evacuated the store as a precaution and hazmat checked the building.

Two new wildfires brought evacuations in southern Oregon, as fire crews prepared for red flag conditions on the 50,000-acre Grasshopper Fire.

An arborist died in Portland after a tree unrelated to the team’s work uprooted and landed on the worker, authorities said.

Firefighters reach 75% containment on the 37,899-acre New Pass Fire in Nevada as an extreme heat warning brings record-breaking temperatures and low humidity.

A power loss and a lightning strike from recent storms were behind separate fire incidents. Fire Marshal Division determines cause of McDonald's fire.

South West Railway says lines are reopened but delays are expected until about 20:00 BST.

Two people were seriously injured in an explosion on Tuesday at the Department of General Services (DGS) headquarters in Albany.