2 Arizona firefighters killed in plane crash as wildfires rage on in western U.S.
Firefighters working in searing weather struggled to contain a Northern California wildfire that continued to grow Sunday and forced the temporary closure of a major highway, one of several large blazes burning across the U.S. West amid another heat wave that shattered records and strained power grids.
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Posted: Jul 11, 2021 7:13 PM ET | Last Updated: July 11
A firefighter sprays water while trying to stop the Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, from spreading to neighbouring homes in Doyle, Calif., on Saturday.(Noah Berger/The Associated Press)
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More than 300,000 acres are burning across six states across the western United States on Sunday as the region battled yet another brutal heat wave that shattered records and strained power grids.
The largest, the so-called Bootleg Fire, burned across 143,607 acres in Oregon and was 0% contained. Officials in neighboring state California asked all residents to reduce power consumption quickly after the fire knocked out interstate power lines, preventing up to 4,000 megawatts of electricity from flowing into the state.
“The Bootleg Fire will see the potential for extreme growth today,” the National Weather Service in Medford, Oregon, said on Twitter, fueled by extreme drought and temperatures near 100 that aren t expected to subside until midweek.
Firefighters work to control several fires in heat wave across US West Share Updated: 3:39 PM EDT Jul 11, 2021 By CHRISTOPHER WEBER, Associated Press
Firefighters work to control several fires in heat wave across US West Share Updated: 3:39 PM EDT Jul 11, 2021
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Firenado in California as wildfires rage in several US states
A firenado has torn through Northern California as firefighters work in searing conditions to contain a blaze that forced the temporary closure of a major highway.
One of several large blazes burning across the US West amid another heatwave that shattered records and strained power grids.
In Arizona, a small plane crashed on Saturday during a survey of a wildfire in rural Mohave County, killing both crew members on board.
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A firenado has thrown through California as that state scorches through another heatwave. (9News)
The Beech C-90 aircraft was helping perform reconnaissance over the lightning-caused Cedar Basin Fire, near the tiny community of Wikieup northwest of Phoenix, when it went down around midday.