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Fires

Kerry

Killarney National Park issues fire warning as photo of young deer underscores devastation

10 Apr

15.6k

Fires

National Parks manager says there was a ‘sinister element’ to Co Mayo fires

Firefighters are continuing to battle blazes across the Mourne Mountains, while Kerry Fire Service fought a major gorse fire in Tahilla.

8 Apr

7.8k

Wild Nephin National Park

Investigation underway as 'devastating' fire closes popular hiking trail in Co Mayo

The Claggan Coastal Trail at Wild Nephin National Park will remain closed until further notice

7 Apr

11.5k

White House

Trump threatens to withdraw federal aid to fire-hit California

23 Jan

40.8k

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LA wildfires

LA wildfires delay Oscar nominations for a second time but awards show will go on

14 Jan

5.4k

California

LA fires expand even further as curfew is enforced amid looting fears

A sunset-to-sunrise curfew took effect in evacuated areas.

Updated 11 Jan

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FactCheck

Debunked: The Hollywood sign still stands, despite AI-generated images of it burning

10 Jan

7.6k

Explainer

Why are the LA fires spreading so quickly?

9 Jan

9.1k

Fires

Emergency services tackling fires at two separate vacant buildings in Dublin this evening

Updated 20 Aug 2024

43.0k

Wildfires

Greece reinforces firefighters as massive wildfire shows no sign of abating

28 Aug 2023

10.8k

Greece

Greek police arrest 140 on suspicion of arson as firefighters struggle to contain blazes

23 Aug 2023

12.4k

Fires

Death toll from this week's Greek wildfires hits 20 as firefighters battle to contain new blazes

22 Aug 2023

4.3k

park it

National Parks and Wildlife Service urges against barbecues and fires in public places

30 May 2023

4.1k

Halloween

Dublin Fire Brigade received almost 170 calls about Halloween-related fires yesterday

1 Nov 2022

18.0k

Fires

Fire crews fight separate blazes in Dublin and West Cork during high temperature warning

Updated 11 Aug 2022

50.8k

Fires

London Fire Brigade faced busiest day since WW2 as fires blazed in 40-degree heat

Updated 20 Jul 2022

23.9k

Forest fires

Pilot killed after firefighting plane crashes in Portugal

15 Jul 2022

19.1k

Halloween

Major decrease in fire brigade call outs in Dublin this Halloween

1 Nov 2021

25.9k

French Forest Fires

Two killed as forest fires continue to burn near French Riviera

18 Aug 2021

17.5k

Greece

New blaze breaks out on Greek island of Evia ravaged by wildfires

13 Aug 2021

6.5k

Greece

Almost 100,000 hectares of forest burned in Greece in less than two weeks

11 Aug 2021

9.5k

Wildfires

Fires rage across southern Europe, forcing hundreds to evacuate

1 Aug 2021

27.9k

Turkey

Turkey evacuates panicked tourists by boat from wildfires

31 Jul 2021

25.6k

Dublin

Firefighters tackle blaze at Vicar Street venue in Dublin

28 Jun 2021

51.4k

air pollution

Opinion: A roaring fire might be cosy, but it's causing serious health issues

Dr Tim Collins

11 Mar 2021

71.5k

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California

15 people killed and 500,000 others evacuated as US West Coast wildfires continue

11 Sep 2020

18.2k

San Francisco

PHOTOS: Wildfires turn sky orange in California

10 Sep 2020

33.8k

emergency situation

Wildfires wreak havoc as thousands evacuated amid 'extraordinary weather' in California

20 Aug 2020

21.4k

Australia

'It may become uncontrollable': State of emergency in Canberra as bushfires close in

31 Jan 2020

23.3k

Destruction

Wildfires may permanently alter Australian landscape, scientists warn

19 Jan 2020

17.8k

Scott Morrison

Australian prime minister considers public inquiry into bushfires as death toll rises

12 Jan 2020

16.1k

Bushfires

Australian wildfires: new evacuation notices issued as area the size of Ireland now scorched by blazes

9 Jan 2020

16.2k

Fires

Australia faces $700 million damage bill as wildfires continue to burn

7 Jan 2020

10.0k

New South Wales

Australia scrambles to reach thousands stranded by bushfires as death toll rises

1 Jan 2020

26.6k

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Here’s all the news you need to know as you start your day.

21 Dec 2019

7.0k

Heatwave

'Catastrophic' conditions as bushfires intensify in Australia

21 Dec 2019

16.6k

Bushfires

Australia braces for heatwave as more than 100 fires burn

7 Dec 2019

15.5k

Bushfires

Australian PM denies his climate policies caused bushfires as 'code red' issued

21 Nov 2019

10.4k

Bushfires

Death toll from devastating Australia bushfires rises to four

14 Nov 2019

7.1k

Fires

Donald Trump threatens to withhold funding for fighting California wildfires

4 Nov 2019

32.1k

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