Urban wildfires like LA’s make harmful chemicals from burning plastics and electronics that can make indoor air dangerous for months.

In January, 2025, six wildfires broke out and spread rapidly across the greater Los Angeles region in California, USA. Fanned by the strong Santa Ana winds, these raging infernos have caused ...

Learn about the lasting impact of wildfire smoke on urban surfaces and human health. Discover how these toxic pollutants ...

Fire and smoke became heavier throughout the interior and more turbulent. E56 called TO52 to ventilate the passenger’s side rear window. TO52 vented the window. Heavy turbulent smoke came out ...

It’s part of a small mall owned and operated by mega-developer Rick Caruso, who hired private crews to protect the commercial ... because of heavy smoke and proximity to the fires: Ticket ...

During last year's Super Bowl, State Farm aired a 60-second commercial starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a State Farm agent, which featured a house on fire ... through the smoke, Dennis McMurray ...

When fire crews arrived five minutes later, they found heavy fire showing from the front of a two-story house. Photo Courtesy ... evening when he saw billowing smoke over the rooftops and the ...

The ORFD received a call about a house fire on Sheridan Circle with someone trapped inside. They responded to the scene around 3 a.m. Once there, they saw heavy smoke. “Crews entered the house ...

A house was damaged by fire on Wednesday on Wates Lane in Roanoke County. The county Fire Marshal Office reports that the fire was caused by combustibles placed too close to a heating source and ...

AND BASICALLY WHAT THEY’RE TELLING US IS WHEN FIRE CREWS ARRIVED, THEY DID GET MET WITH HEAVY SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THIS TWO STORY HOUSE. AND WHEN THEY WERE FIGHTING THE FIRE, THEY DID ...

A 2024 study found that wildfire smoke ... heavy rains sent a cascade of rocks across the pavement, forcing residents to make a lengthy detour to reach Santa Monica. In the days after the ...

CREWS IN FRANKLIN RESPOND TO THIS BARN FIRE THIS AFTERNOON. THEY ARRIVED ON SOUTH MAIN STREET AT AROUND FOUR-30. THE BARN WAS ATTACHED TO A HOUSE ... it sustained heavy smoke damage.