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Calif. college reignites controversy by adding new sport A fast-moving Southern California wildfire has scorched thousands of acres, prompting evacuations in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, and winds could push the fire toward Interstate 5's notorious Grapevine stretch this weekend.

A wildfire in the mountains north of Los Angeles is tearing through thousands of acres and forcing evacuations after igniting Thursday afternoon. It’s one of several notable fires in the West that have undergone explosive growth in recent weeks,

A fast-growing brush fire is forcing thousands of people to evacuate in a mountainous area north of Los Angeles

Satellite images revealed the scope of destruction in the south of France where an area larger than the country's capital Paris has been turned into ashes by a massive wildfire.

Firefighting operations continued on Saturday in south-western France to ensure that the largest wildfire the country has experienced in decades does not flare up again, a fire brigade spokesman said.