Now covering more than 300 acres, fire teams from Vandenberg, Santa Barbara County, Lompoc, and Montecito are battling the blaze as it moves to the southwest. With 30 to 55 mile per hour winds stoking the fire from the northeast, crews have not yet been able to contain the fire, although 10 air tankers...
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SAN FRANCISCO -- People on the street in San Francisco's Union Square had quite a show to watch as dozens of firefighters battled a smoky fire in a high-rise building.
Fire officials said an electrical fire that started in the basement of an office building around 7 p.m. Wednesday sent smoke into all 11 floors of the building.
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A 10-week old leaking oil rig off the northwestern coast of Australia has caught fire complicating plugging efforts and steaming government officials.
"Do I think this is acceptable? No, I don't," Prime Minister Kevin RuddKevin Rudd told Fairfax Radio Network on Monday. "Are we angry with this company? Yes we are. Are were trying to do everything ...
This is hardly surprising as it was clear from the beginning that the Georgian president made the first moves but obviously failed to gauge the magnitude of Russian reaction. It would seem that the neither enclave will now be part of Georgia in the forseeable future in spite of the lack of recognition of their independence ...
News Source: United Press International
| about 1 month ago
A fire that scorched nearly 500 acres at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base was almost 90 percent contained, authorities said Thursday. Crews hoped to have the blaze fully contained by 6 p.m. local time, Staff Sgt...No injuries were reported and...
News Source: Santa Barbara Independent
| about 1 month ago
The fire has burned approximately 450 acres, but fire incident command expects the blaze to be fully contained by the end of the day. Although non-essential personnel have been advised not to come in to work today, no injuries or building damage have...
News Source: Uinta County News
| about 1 month ago
A fire broke out in medium-high brush a short distance from the old zoo property in Griffith Park on Wednesday, but fire crews doused the roughly five-acre blaze in about an hour. The blaze at 3900 Griffith Park Drive was reported at 3:24 p.m. It...
News Source: Los Angeles Times
| about 1 month ago
A Lompoc-area blaze charred 300 acres near Vandenberg Air Force Base before firefighters had it 50% contained Wednesday evening, according to Capt...Meanwhile, in Griffith Park firefighters took about an hour to extinguish a five-acre blaze that was...
News Source: Santa Barbara Independent
| about 1 month ago
Now covering more than 300 acres, fire teams from Vandenberg, Santa Barbara County, Lompoc, and Montecito are battling the blaze as it moves to the southwest. With 30 to 55 mile per hour winds stoking the fire from the northeast, crews have not yet...
A 300-acre wildfire prompted evacuations Wednesday at Vandenberg Air Force and was moving through dry brush in the direction of homes, authorities said.
The fire, reported just before noon, was caused by a blown transformer near the base's main...
Threats / Values at risk Lompoc Federal penitentiary, Air force Village West and a major electrical transmission line in the fires perimeter. There are reports that the power to Vandenberg Air force Base is out to a majority of the base ...
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