fires

Huge Explosion Hits Bay Area Suburb, Sets Entire Block on Fire

Max Read · 09/09/10 09:22PM

An enormous explosion just rocked San Bruno, California, a suburb just above San Francisco International Airport. Like, really big: A whole block is on fire with 200-foot flames. Six people are in critical condition. What the hell is going on?

Streets of Fire

Max Read · 09/08/10 02:57AM

[Colorado is on fire. Well, part of it, anyway: This is from outside of Boulder; some 92 structures have been destroyed and another eight damaged. Pic via AP.]

A Manhattan Pier Is on Fire (Updated)

Adrian Chen · 09/04/10 03:12PM

Tipster Julia sends in this picture of a raging fire at 12th Ave. And 57th St: "A bunch of cars were on fire." NY1 says this is a "Department of Sanitation Pier". Check back for more details.

Smoke Monster

Max Read · 08/26/10 11:36PM

[A bird flies past a cloud of smoke coming from a fire at a paint factory in Jandira, Brazil. No one was hurt, except for my soul, which shed a single tear at this image. Pic via AP.]

The Biblically Disastrous Weekend the Planet Just Had

Max Read · 08/09/10 12:02AM

What happened this weekend? Major flooding killed hundreds in Asia and displaced thousands in Europe, while Russia battled back against peat fires blanketing Moscow in smog. Here, check out some of the breathtaking pictures.

Watch These Guys Drive Through a Raging Inferno

Jeff Neumann · 08/02/10 07:28AM

Southern Russia is basically on fire. Yesterday alone, hundreds of fires broke out due to record heat and dry fields, and at least 28 people have died. But that didn't stop a few guys from driving through Hell on Earth.

Russia Is On Fire

Jeff Neumann · 08/01/10 01:14PM

Fires have been raging in Russia since last week due to record heat and dry fields and woodlands. Today, hundreds of new fires are raging and at least 28 people had died as of Wednesday. [AP]