Forest Fields
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VIDEO: Massive wildfire rips through forests in Spain
TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) – Massive wildfires swept through forests in Spain, reportedly burning more than 330 hectares and forcing authorities to evacuate hundreds of residents.
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Thousands under evacuation orders in California wildfire
TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – More than 17,000 people were under evacuation orders in southern California on Tuesday as a wildfire threatened suburban homes.
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VIDEO: A fast-moving forest fire rips through Florida
TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – A fast-moving forest fire in Florida, USA, has spiraled out of control, reducing more than 20,000 decares (nearly 5,000 acres) of land to ashes.
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VIDEO: Wildfire in Arizona destroys over 400 ha of vegetation
TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – A widespread wildfire in Arizona, USA, has destroyed more than 400 hectares of vegetation.
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Wildfires rage in Oklahoma as thousands urged to evacuate
TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – Warm, dry and windy weather in Oklahoma has fueled multiple wildfires and prompted authorities to urge nearly one-third of the residents of the small city of Woodward to flee.
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Iran thanks Turkey for coop. in containing Elit forest blaze
TEHRAN, Nov. 29 (MNA) – Iran’s Agriculture Minister Gholamreza Nouri-Ghezeljeh thanked his Turkish counterpart for cooperation of neighboring Turkey in extinguishing the forest fire in Chalus, Mazandaran province.
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Wildfires scorch Greece for a second day, thousands evacuated
TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – Firefighters battled multiple wildfires across Greece on Wednesday, including blazes threatening villages and towns near the western city of Patras and on two tourist islands.
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By: Reuters
Hazy skies seen over US cities as wildfires rage in Canada
TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Canadian wildfires may be posing “serious health risks’’ to people in New York — prompting an air-quality alert for the state through Monday and a warning for some regions.
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Wildfire continues to rage across US Grand Canyon park
TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Fueled by gusty winds and bone-dry timber, Arizona’s Dragon Bravo Fire sweeping across the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park had grown to roughly 472 square km, according to the US interagency website on wildfire.