Page 2 - California Wildfires

California wildfire explodes, burning across 25 miles in day

A Northern California wildfire burning for more than three weeks roared to life after being stoked by high winds, spreading at a ferocious rate across an estimated 40 kilometres of mountainous terrain

California sets record with 2 million acres burned so far this year

Wildfires have burned more than 2 million acres in California this year, even as crews battled dozens of growing blazes in sweltering temperatures that strained the electrical grid

California wildfires claim at least 5 lives, threaten thousands of homes

Wildfires that blackened skies, took at least five lives and forced tens of thousands of people from their homes have blazed through California straining firefighting resources

In pictures: Hundreds of wildfires burning across the state in California

Nearly two dozen wildfires in and around the Santa Cruz Mountains along the Pacific coast, 22,000 people evacuated

California wildfire grows to 2,000 acres in Gilroy, say officials

A wildfire has grown to 2,000 acres in the hills east of Gilroy, Northern California, officials said

Pacific Gas and Electric to pay $13.5 billion as settlement over wildfire

Pacific Gas and Electric announced Friday it has reached a tentative USD 13.5 billion settlement resolving all major claims related to the deadly, devastating Northern California wildfires of 2017-2018 that were blamed on its outdated equipment and negligence. The utility says the deal, which still requires court approval, represents a key step in leading it out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The deal is expected to resolve all claims arising from a series of deadly 2017 Northern California wildfires and the 2018 Camp Fire, which killed 85 people and all but incinerated the town of Paradise. It also resolves claims from the 2015 Butte Fire and Oakland's 2016 Ghost Ship Fire. "From the beginning of the Chapter 11 process, getting wildfire victims fairly compensated, especially the individuals, has been our primary goal," Bill Johnson, PG&E Corporation's CEO and president, said in a statement Friday. "We want to help our customers, our neighbors and our friends in those impacted areas ...

Wildfire costs burn $1.62 billion hole in PG&E's September quarter numbers

The company landed in bankruptcy again in January as it grapples with an estimated $30 billion in potential liabilities from wildfires that its equipment ignited or likely ignited in 2017 and 2018

Millions in California without lights after power cut to prevent wildfires

More than a million people in California were without electricity Wednesday as the state's largest utility pulled the plug to prevent a repeat of the past two years when windblown power lines sparked deadly wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes. The unpopular move that disrupted daily life prompted by forecasts calling for dry, gusty weather came after catastrophic fires sent Pacific Gas & Electric Co. into bankruptcy and forced it to take more aggressive steps to prevent blazes. The drastic measure caused long lines at supermarkets and hardware stores as people rushed to buy ice, coolers, flashlights and batteries across a swath of Northern California. Cars backed up at traffic lights that had gone dark. Schools and universities canceled classes. And many businesses closed. Most of downtown Sonoma was pitch black when Joseph Pokorski, a retiree, showed up for his morning ritual of drinking coffee, followed by beer and cocktails. The Town Square bar was open and lit by ...

Insurance claims for California wildfires top $9 billion, expected to grow

The casualty toll stands as the greatest loss of life from a single wildfire on record in California, and the highest from any U.S. wildfire during the past century

California wildfires: 5 more bodies found, death toll rises to 76

President Donald Trump toured the area Saturday, joined by California's outgoing and incoming governors

California wildfire kills 74, at least 1,000 missing and 9,700 homes gutted

More than 98,000 acres have been burned since the blaze began the same day as Camp Fire on November 8

California approves Bill to help utility giant PG&E pay for wildfire costs

The measure would allow PG&E to sell bonds backed by customer bills to cover costs from last year's wildfires

Residents flee as flames approach celebrity California enclave

The approaching fire turned turning downtown Santa Barbara into 'a ghost town'

In Pics: Wildfires continue to ravage California, spread through San Diego

Nearly 200,000 people were sent from their homes, many fleeing without any idea of when they could return

California 'horror' fires burn on, 40 dead in one week

More than 200 people have been reported missing since the fires began.