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the capital of kyiv. ukrainian officials say russian missiles targeted power stations in the east bank part of the city causing a fire at one of the facilities. ukraine also says russian strikes targeted infrastructure in the kharkiv and lviv regions in the countrys east and west. cnns scott mclain is in kyiv for us. scott, are things quieter at least right now? >> reporter: yes, fredricka, the air raid alert ended an hour ago but it lasted for two and a half hours. this was the second...

But just keeping, talking with him, keeping him -- his spirits up and my crews, along with the police department, i had tree crews there, other companies, private companies, retired firefighters all working together with their determination, was they were getting him out. >> my goodness. that determination is commendable and impressive. and i know you and your crews are seldom thinking about your own personal safety because thats the priority, trying to get people out like that man. talk to me a...

Burned. one fire in anaheim spreading to over 4,000 acres destroying at least six buildings. cnns dan simon with more from california. >>reporter: david and christine, this fire has been so explosive pushed by the high winds, at one point the fire gut gusting 40 to 50 m miles per hour. this neighborhood devastation as far as the eye can see. the fire smoldering here, but were told that the fire is still active in certain places, crews doing whatever they can to get the blaze under control. im to...

Counties, 10 people killed. more than 100 people now being treated at local hospitals for fire related industries or health conditions caused by smoke. more than 119,000 acres spans eight counties now burned. one fire in anaheim spreading to over 4,000 acres, destroying at least six buildings in its path. cnns dan simon with more. >>reporter: this fire has been so explosive, pushed by the high winds at one point the fire gusting to 40 to 50 miles per hour. take a look at this one neighborhood. t...

To 40 to 50 miles per hour. this is the sky view neighborhood. devastation as far as the eye can see. you can see the burned out vehicles, the fire smoldering here but were told the fire is still active in certain places, crews doing whatever they can to get the blaze under control. im told by the fire official though that the fire activity is outpacing any resource they can throw at it. weve seen so much devastation. i saw a mcdonalds that burned to the ground, a furniture store, a hotel. a k-m...

Dryist winter on record. five inches of rain, not 15 which is normal. you see some green in the hills, underneath that is a lot of dead under growth and a lot of it has been dead for decades. a lot of native plants create a lot of oil making nor a fast-burning fire. the steep canyons accelerate the wind, difficult for firefighters to get in there and cut line. you cant get bulldozers in the steeper areas. 15 square miles burned, a fast-moving trifle out of control. 10% contained. 950 firefighter...

Bunnies in the world just two stops as we go across america. texas. a house explosion north of dallas kills one person in the home. the home next to it also going up in flames. you can see how the roof tops of both houses are destroyed. crews doing what they can trying to put out the fires. police saying the 911 call came in as a possible suicide. detectives still investigating. no word yet on what caused the explosion. washington state. forget about spring and the seattle area, they are still d...

Bunnies in the world just two stops as we go across america. texas. a house explosion north of dallas kills one person in the home. the home next to it also going up in flames. you can see how the roof tops of both houses are destroyed. crews doing what they can trying to put out the fires. police saying the 911 call came in as a possible suicide. detectives still investigating. no word yet on what caused the explosion. washington state. forget about spring and the seattle area, they are still d...

3,600 to leave their home and many evacuations, in towns, including south fork. officials say the fire is still not contained at all, and it is moving fast. >> took a lot of hard work to get here, but at least we can get out of here safe and sound. thats our main purpose. >> i have seen two big fires here. and i stayed through both of them. i really feel confident about all the work we have done here for the last 20 years to make this place fire safe. >> making it worse, firefighters are facing ...