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Nilgiris wildfire scorches 5,000 acres as crews battle blaze on foot amid high windsA major wildfire has engulfed thousands of acres in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiris district for over ten days. Over 500 personnel are battling the f...28 Apr, 2026, 05.50 PM IST- Wildfire crisis: Hundreds of blazes rage across Florida and Georgia — what to know nowWildfires are rapidly spreading across Georgia and Florida, driven by drought, low humidity, and strong winds. Dozens of fires have burned ...24 Apr, 2026, 06.02 PM IST
- LaGuardia Airport runway reopens, days after crash on tarmac killed 2 Canadian pilotsLaGuardia Airport's runway reopened Thursday after a fatal collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck. The crash killed two pilot...27 Mar, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
- Helicopter battling Nova Scotia wildfire crashes; pilot rescued aliveA firefighting helicopter crashed in Nova Scotia during the Long Lake wildfire operation. The incident occurred on Friday afternoon. The pi...16 Aug, 2025, 10.16 AM IST
- As US wildfires rage, Trump staff cuts force firefighters to clean toilets, critics sayUS Forest Service faces criticism. Current and former employees claim staff shortages due to Trump administration cuts. Firefighters in Ore...22 Jul, 2025, 07.54 AM IST
- Nainital forest fires: 8 fresh forest fires in 24 hours, IAF assists in firefighting for 2nd dayThe forest fires are gradually being controlled with the flames already doused in many areas. The fires in Marora and Khanana civil areas i...28 Apr, 2024, 08.57 PM IST
- Massive forest fire rages in Nainital, IAF deploys MI-17 choppers in ongoing dousing opsAccording to officials, the IAF choppers are lifting water from the nearby Bhimtal Lake in Nainital and spraying it in the area to contain ...27 Apr, 2024, 02.58 PM IST
- Nainital forest fire: Uttarakhand CM says Army called in to extinguish blazeForest fires in Nainital continue for over 36 hours, posing a substantial challenge. Indian Army and Air Force helicopters assist in contro...27 Apr, 2024, 02.57 PM IST
- Tenerife: Spain's holiday island battling 'Out-of-control' wildfire, read detailsAround 150 people have been evacuated from more than five villages (Arrate, Chivisaya, Media Montana, Ajafona, and Las Lagunetas) in the no...18 Aug, 2023, 03.21 PM IST
- Greece wildfires: Two pilots die as firefighting plane crashesAfter the incident, a search operation started in the area and determined that the plane's captain, aged 34, and co-pilot, 27, were both de...26 Jul, 2023, 03.42 PM IST
- Weyerhaeuser facility in Longview engulfed in huge fire, officials call it ‘very long-term incident’According to Jon Dunaway from the Longview Fire Department, the smoke coming out of the Weyerhaeuser facility is lingering close to the gro...19 Jul, 2023, 09.48 PM IST
- 1.95 lakh forest fires over the past decade in India, Lockheed Martin can help, says execThe interest for firefighting has grown from operators across the globe including India over the past three years with global warming, the ...12 Feb, 2023, 09.20 PM IST
- South California wildfire: Route fire in Castaic area now 87% containedThe wildfire that began on Wednesday due to heat waves has been contained by Saturday evening. Total of 467 servicemen were working on the ...04 Sep, 2022, 05.41 PM IST
- Fire spreading in ecologically-sensitive Dzukou Valley of Manipur-NagalandAuthorities said the fire, which possibly started in the afternoon of December 29, is spreading towards the Manipur side of the Valley and ...04 Jan, 2021, 06.22 PM IST
- Rain spell brings relief to blazing forest fires in UttarakhandLight to moderate rains hit the higher reaches of the mountains in the evening yesterday and swept the plains overnight.04 May, 2016, 10.38 AM IST
- Forest fires: NGT issues show cause notices to Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh"What have you (MoEF) done regarding the fire? It shocks us. Everybody is taking it so casually," the bench said.03 May, 2016, 03.47 PM IST
- Army, IAF called in to fight Uttarakhand forest firesArmy units equipped with water bowsers will remain ready to tackle fires in Nainital, Almora, Pauri, Tehri and Rudraprayag districts.01 May, 2016, 11.51 AM IST
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