Firefighters have gained some containment against a fast-spreading grass fire on the southern end of El Dorado County on Wednesday.Cal Fire's incidents webpage shows the Coyote Fire has burned about 554 acres in the Coyoteville area,

A Los Angeles fire chief who was dismissed after the blazes in January that left picturesque neighborhoods in cinders has filed a claim against Mayor Karen Bass, saying Bass made the longtime firefighter a scapegoat for the catastrophe.

About 100 firefighters have been tackling a fire at a block of flats for more than 12 hours in south-east London, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) said. The first, second, third floors and roof space of the residential block on Hatcham Park Mews in New Cross are on fire, it added.

Orange County firefighters rushed to a Laguna Niguel neighborhood to extinguish flames burning near homes Wednesday afternoon. The brush fire started on the hillside near Ridgeway Avenue and Alcott Place at around 3:30 p.m. Crews quickly doused the flames as the fire burned vegetation dangerously close to several homes.

The Doerner Fir is over 325 feet tall. Its top has been burning since Aug. 17, but lightning, the most obvious cause, has been ruled out.

A 28-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday after setting fire to a check in counter at Milan’s Malpensa Airport, causing significant damage and injuring at least one person, police say. The man was tackled by airport police,

Officers were called to the 7-Eleven store, located at N. Vendome Street and Beverly Boulevard, at around 4:15 a.m. after hearing reports of a fight involving shots fired in the area, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Based on our examination of the scene, witness interviews, and other evidence, we believe this fire was intentionally set,” Fire Chief Richard Nelson said in a press release from the state fire marshal’s office.

Caldor, the third-biggest fire of 2021, began on Aug. 14 of that year just east of Omo Ranch and burned 221,835 acres, forcing evacuations in South Lake Tahoe . A father and son were accused of sparking it by firing guns, but a judge ruled there was not sufficient evidence to try them on charges of reckless arson.