Why cell phone service is down in Maui — and when it could be restored
Thousands of people in Maui are without cell service as the wildfires continue to rage out of control on the island, preventing people from calling emergency services or updating loved ones about their status. It could take days or even weeks to get the networks back up and running.
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Wind-fanned fires raze parts of Hawaii, forcing evacuations
By Rich McKay and Julia Harte Fires fanned by the winds of a distant hurricane devastated parts of
1970-01-01 08:00
Hampshire family escapes 'Armageddon' Portugal wildfires
Hampshire mum Miranda Harvie-Watt and her family were evacuated from their house in São Teotónio.
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Eleven dead in fire at French holiday home for disabled
By Tilman Blasshofer WINTZENHEIM, France Eleven people died in a fire that tore through a holiday home for
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'It's apocalyptic': People jumped into the ocean off Maui to flee wildfires Hurricane Dora helped fuel
The wildfires raging out of control in Maui are so catastrophic, Hawaiians are hurling themselves into the ocean to escape the flames.
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At least 11 missing following fire in French vacation home hosting people with disabilities
Eleven people are unaccounted for after a fire broke out at a vacation home in eastern France early Wednesday morning, authorities said.
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Austin-area wildfire has destroyed an apartment building and damaged at least 3 others
A brush fire burning in an Austin, Texas, suburb has destroyed one apartment building, damaged others and prompted evacuation orders Tuesday, officials said.
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26 horses killed in Georgia barn blaze
Twenty-six horses died in a devastating fire that swept through a barn on a Georgia farm early Sunday, the Forsyth County Fire Department said.
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Portugal battles wildfires amid third heatwave of the year
Temperatures in excess of 40C are expected to hit much of the Iberian peninsula this week.
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Fires again threaten Indigenous community in Canada's B.C. province
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO Members of the Lytton First Nation are again fleeing their homes amid record-setting
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1 hurt in a possible explosion at a Sherwin-Williams paint factory plant in Texas
At least one factory worker was injured in a fire that broke out in a Sherwin-Williams paint manufacturing and processing plant in the Dallas suburb of Garland, Texas, fire officials said.
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3 killed after firefighting helicopters collide while battling Southern California blaze, officials say
Three people were killed after two helicopters collided while fighting a blaze in the Southern California community of Cabazon, officials announced late Sunday night.
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