Firefighters work to control several fires in heat wave across US West Share Updated: 3:39 PM EDT Jul 11, 2021 By CHRISTOPHER WEBER, Associated Press
Firefighters work to control several fires in heat wave across US West Share Updated: 3:39 PM EDT Jul 11, 2021
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Over 300K acres burned across 6 US states, 2 firefighters dead Monday, 12 July 2021 5:36 AM
[ Last Update: Monday, 12 July 2021 6:53 AM ] A firefighter sprays water while trying to stop the Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, from spreading to neighboring homes in Doyle, Calif., July 10, 2021. (AP photo)
Wildfires burnt over 300,000 acres across six states across the western United States on Sunday amid a scorching summer heat wave that blankets millions of residents.
Pushed by strong winds, the so-called Bootleg Fire burnt nearly 143,600 acres in Oregon and 0% was contained.
“The Bootleg Fire will see the potential for extreme growth today,” the National Weather Service in Medford, Oregon, said on Twitter.
Firenado in California as wildfires rage in several US states
A firenado has torn through Northern California as firefighters work in searing conditions to contain a blaze that forced the temporary closure of a major highway.
One of several large blazes burning across the US West amid another heatwave that shattered records and strained power grids.
In Arizona, a small plane crashed on Saturday during a survey of a wildfire in rural Mohave County, killing both crew members on board.
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A firenado has thrown through California as that state scorches through another heatwave. (9News)
The Beech C-90 aircraft was helping perform reconnaissance over the lightning-caused Cedar Basin Fire, near the tiny community of Wikieup northwest of Phoenix, when it went down around midday.
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Fires rage in several states as heat wave broils western U.S.
Firefighters working in searing weather struggled to contain a Northern California wildfire that continued to grow Sunday and forced the temporary closure of a major highway, one of several large blazes burning across the U.S. West amid another heat wave that has shattered records and strained power grids.
by By Christopher Weber / The Associated Press
Jul. 11 2021 @ 10:48pm
Firefighters working in searing weather struggled to contain a Northern California wildfire that continued to grow Sunday and forced the temporary closure of a major highway, one of several large blazes burning across the U.S. West amid another heat wave that has shattered records and strained power grids.