Tag: wildfire

31 JUL

The wildfire tearing through Northern California created an insane-looking ‘fire tornado’ — see the footage

AP Photo/Noah Berger Videos show the Carr Fire producing a ‘fire tornado’ as it rips through the town of Redding, California. The blaze is so hot it’s creating its own weather patterns.  See below for the footage. The Carr Fire tearing through Northern California is so powerful that it’s creating its own weather patterns — and it’s producing […]

29 JUL

2 young children and their great-grandmother died in a rapidly growing California wildfire, bringing the death toll to 5

Associated Press/Noah Bergman The death count from a rapidly growing Northern California wildfire rose to five Saturday. Two young children and their great-grandmother who had been unaccounted for were confirmed dead. They were among more than a dozen people reported missing after the furious wind-driven blaze took residents by surprise and leveled several neighborhoods. Two […]

28 JUL

‘Terrifying’ Northern California wildfire burns 500-plus structures with no immediate end in sight

AP Photo/Noah Berger A wildfire that roared with little warning into a Northern California city claimed two lives as thousands of people scrambled to escape. The blaze leveled at least 500 structures in and around the city of Redding and was threatening nearly 5,000 more Friday. Entire neighborhoods have been left smoldering, and 37,000 people […]

09 MAR

Drone crashes in Arizona National Forest, starts a wildfire

Coconino National Forest Earlier this week, a 16-inch-by-16-inch, battery-operated hobby drone crashed in Arizona’s Coconino National Forest, several miles north of Flagstaff, Arizona. The drone caught fire when it crashed, igniting a grassland area called Kendrick Park. The Kendrick fire spread more than 300 acres, but it was contained by 30 firefighters within the day. […]

26 DEC

Game of Thrones season 8 theories: From Bran the Night King to Cersei's secret wildfire

1. Bran Stark is the Night King This is a theory that’s been floating around for quite a while now, ever since Bran Stark (played by Isaac Hempstead-Wright) accidentally encountered the Night King (Vladimir Furdik) in one of his flashbacks. There have been hints that Bran created a time travel paradox when he was touched […]

17 DEC

Santa Barbara Becoming a Ghost Town as Monster Wildfire Moves Closer

Santa Barbara Under Threat From Monster Thomas Fire Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site does not include […]

11 DEC

There's Some Drama Over Who Really Rescued That Bunny From The California Wildfire

“I love animals myself,” Gonzalez told the station. “I didn’t want the rabbit to go through the fire…At first, he was afraid of me because I was yelling, but then it went in my arms.” Gonzalez said he then put the bunny down on the other side of the highway, away from the flames, and […]