A wildfire that forced authorities to temporarily close a section of U.S. Highway 34 east of Yuma County, Colo. This wildfire caused at least a half-million dollars’ worth of damage on Colorado’s plains was sparked by a power line snapped by strong winds. Tony Rayl/Yuma Pioneer via Associated Press
Do you know Wilshire the Fire Dog? He was adopted by LAFD Fire Station 29 and has since gone on to super-stardom. He’s been on shows like The Dog Whisperer and Are Your Smarter Than A 5th Grader? and in films like Quarantine. He’s always eager to show support at all of the awesome LAFD events throughout the year and teach kids about fire safety.
This fiery explosion at a chlorine wax factory in China lasted six hours before it was contained. Though there were no deaths, more than 40 chlorine containers had to be removed by specially suited firefighters.
Yikes.
One time we went to Flagstaff and it was on fire.
Nice perspective on the magnitude of a wildfire.