Multimillion-dollar properties, some owned by Hollywood celebrities, were in the path of the blaze, which exploded late Monday, fanned by powerful winds and tinder-dry brush.

Two brothers drove toward smoke and ended up fighting off a fire for two hours to save an entire neighborhood.

The Lahaina wildfire, which killed 102 people last year, was labeled accidental in the report. It is now the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century.

34-year-old Justin Wayne Halstenberg's DNA was found on coins wrapped in legal paper, used to allegedly ignite a fire in San Bernardino county.

The Montrose County Sheriff's Office confirmed that Brent Scott Garber was arrested on suspicion of arson and trespassing. Garber is accused of starting a wildfire in an attempt to cremate his dog.

Authorities issued widespread evacuation orders as the fire tore through the towns of Wrightwood and Mt Baldy, destroying at least 33 homes, several cabins, and racing through a ski resort.

The so-called Park Fire outside of Chico had burned more than 357,000 acres (144,500 hectares) as of Sunday afternoon, said Cal Fire incident commander Billy See, making it the seventh-largest ever recorded in the state's history.

The blaze takes place as over 70 million people across the country are under warnings of extreme heat

Texas emergency crews were struggling Thursday to contain the largest wildfire in the US state's history, with the blaze leaving at least one person dead and scorching a million acres as it raged out of control.

The situation led numerous residents in the nation's capital to opt for indoor activities, while traffic remained sparse, and trains saw lighter passenger loads.

Chile's president urges unity amid battle to contain fatal fires.

Viola Liu, a 43-year-old woman, has been arrested on Wednesday for starting a wildfire in the Echo Summit of the Sierra Nevada mountain ranges of California.

A prominent artist and social activist was reportedly burned to death by unknown assailants, believing he had a part in starting the wildfires in Algeria.

A firebug professor has reportedly been arrested for going on an arson spree near California's massive Dixie wildfire.

Four officers shot and killed a man after he brandished a gun and opened fire at police when authorities barred him entry to a large complex of cannabis farms under evacuation orders on Monday evening in Siskiyou County, Northern California. Thousands of residents were ordered to flee the area as the Lava Fire ravaged through its 13,330-acre land during a heatwave.

A suspected arsonist was arrested over the weekend after reportedly deliberately starting the massive and still uncontained Palisades wildfire late last week.

A Solano County man has been found guilty of starting a Northern California wildfire to cover up a woman’s murder.