- 03 May 2013 11:00 - AFP
- A wildfire has raged in the countryside outside Los Angeles, forcing the closure of its coastal highway as hundreds of residents evacuated.
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- 29 Jan 2013 19:17 - Justine Gerardy
- Runaway fires have savaged South Africa's scenic winelands, stoked by "perfect conditions" of strong winds and hot weather.
- 08 Jan 2013 13:38 - Rob Taylor
- Australian fire crews have been battling hundreds of wildfires and powerful, hot outback winds forcing hundreds to be evacuated out of their homes.
- 07 Sep 2011 07:46 - Staff Reporter
- Wildfires sweeping across Texas have destroyed more than 1 000 homes in the last several days as they move into more populated areas.
- 10 Aug 2010 14:28 - Stuart Williams
- Russia fought a deadly battle on Tuesday to prevent wildfires from engulfing key nuclear sites.
- 02 Aug 2010 14:43 - Stuart Williams
- Russia firefighters on Monday battled to prevent the worst summer wildfires in a generation from claiming more lives as 34 people were confirmed dead.
- 08 Feb 2010 15:49 - Staff Reporter
- Wildfires continued to rage in the Southern Cape on Monday, with firefighters beating back flames at different blazes, authorities said.
- 31 Aug 2009 12:03 - Staff Reporter
- Wildfires killed two firefighters and turned hills around Los Angeles into fiery orange infernos, threatening thousands of homes.
- 25 Aug 2009 12:37 - John Hadoulis
- Firefighters claimed victory on Tuesday over a devastating wildfire that ravaged the outskirts of Athens.
- 08 May 2009 07:24 - Mario Anzuoni
- Firefighters wary of unpredictable winds fought on Thursday to keep a wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes from burning through Santa Barbara.
- 11 Apr 2009 09:34 - Mira Oberman
- Rescue workers dug through the rubble left by tornados and firefighters battled wildfires on Saturday after a storm system cut a swath through the US.
- 26 Feb 2009 09:51 - Staff Reporter
- Hundreds of Australian schools and childcare centres will be closed on Friday because of a resurgent threat from wildfires, officials said.
- 19 Feb 2009 13:29 - Staff Reporter
- The death toll in the worst wildfires in Australia's history has risen to 208, after seven more bodies were found, police said on Thursday.
- 13 Feb 2009 11:09 - Staff Reporter
- Australian authorities charged a man on Friday with arson causing death in connection with one of a swarm of wildfires that killed hundreds of people.
- 10 Feb 2009 13:20 - Staff Reporter
- Firefighters struggled on Tuesday to save Australian communities threatened by searing wildfires that have already claimed 181 lives.
- 17 Nov 2008 07:39 - Staff Reporter
- Wildfires hop-scotched around Southern California on Sunday although calmer winds slowed flames that have destroyed almost 1 000 houses.
- 16 Nov 2008 07:22 - Staff Reporter
- Fires whipped up by hot, gusty and erratic winds darkened Los Angeles skies on Saturday, scorching thousands of hectares and hundreds of homes.
- 14 Oct 2008 07:58 - Staff Reporter
- One person was killed and thousands were evacuated on Monday as a series of wind-driven wildfires swept across California.
- 03 Sep 2008 17:18 - Staff Reporter
- KwaZulu-Natal has vowed to "get to the bottom" of allegations that fires in the province were sparked by arsonists linked to a land-claims process.
- 01 Sep 2008 15:47 - Staff Reporter
- Dozens of fires fanned by gale-force winds left at least 20 people dead over the weekend, officials said on Monday.
