The blast was caused by an oil leak, the local fire department said in a statement on social media, adding that at least 23 trucks and 138 firefighters were sent to tackle the blaze.

Current wildfires burning in the U>S. including Alaska.

An active fire map of the wildfires now in Canada

Lightning may be a factor in the forest fires raging in Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Columbia, but the worst blazes are often man-made

Is evacuation the best way to deal with wildfire? In Australia, homeowners have a choice to either leave early or stay and defend their property. As wildfires rage across western Canada, we'll speak with a researcher who has studied the various approaches.

What is a vast grassland doing in the middle of the world's largest rainforest? The answer has won respect for the fire-starting ways of indigenous people.

Smoke from Canada's wildfires has caused air quality problems across the United States, from the Midwest into the Southeast.

As wildfires rage across parts of B.C., the resulting smoke and ash have spread over several communities, prompting residents to share their jaw-dropping photos of the eerily dark skies.

Smoke wildfires in Canada is streaming into Western Washington, causing an eerie yellow cast to the skies. Officials with the Paradise Fire said

The Canadian military has been called in to help care for 7,900 people from a northern Saskatchewan community that includes the province's largest First Nation, as a rash of wildfires prompts a massive evacuation.

Some 520 wildfires burning across northern Saskatchewan have forced thousands of residents from their homes under a thick cloud of smoke and approaching flames. This year's unusually active fire season has already drained the provincial fire fighting budget, according to Premier Brad Wall.

A fast-spreading Alaska wildfire has destroyed up to 45 homes and forced authorities to restrict traffic on a major highway connecting two of the state's largest cities, state officials said .

Fifty years ago, this prosperous Pennsylvania coal town was ripped apart by a devastating subterranean mine fire. Today, the flames still burn in Centralia.

Forest fires rage out of control near Chile's Valparaiso, with authorities evacuating over 4,000 people. .

Fire crews have increased containment of a wind-driven wildfire that destroyed 40 homes, but say they don't know yet when residents evacuated from two small California towns at the eastern base of the Sierra Nevada will be able to return home.

Several people were rescued from a massive fire near Pittsburgh that reached seven alarms by 7 a.m.

A massive fire at a New Jersey mid-rise consumed 175 apartments and displaced up to 400 residents. Fortunately, no one was injured.

Video portrait of the very original and talented Steve Spazuk in his creative space.

A retired New York firefighter invents a safer, smarter, and sturdier hydrant

Fire officials in Orange County work to control a wildfire that has charred roughly 1,500 acres in the Silverado Canyon area.