The fires Catastrophe were contained Containing by 9:30pm , thanks Judgment_communication largely to a fortuitous change Change in the weather and widespread Dispersal public assistance Assistance .

The fires Catastrophe resulted in Causation two deaths Death , destroyed Destroying 40 homes and numerous other buildings Building , and caused Causation more than four million dollars ' worth of property damage Damaging , most notably the destruction Destroying of the Governor 's summer residence at Marble Hill .

around 1,000 emergency fire service Supply volunteers from 60 brigades were tasked Request to the fires Catastrophe , but were overwhelmed Control .

Extreme morning temperatures coupled Cause_to_amalgamate with strong north-westerly winds contributed Influence to the breakout of numerous fires Catastrophe in the Adelaide Hills , Jamestown , Waterloo , Kingston and Millicent .

It was an incident when Punjab Police killed Killing at least 14 workers including 2 pregnant women and injured Bodily_harm more than 100 workers of PAT on their headquarters in Lahore on 14 June 2014 with straight fires .

He then detonated Attack various incendiary devices on his homestead Placing on the morning of May 18 at about 8:45 a.m. , causing Causation the house and other farm buildings to be destroyed Destroying by the explosives ' blasts Use_firearm and subsequent fires Catastrophe .

These fires Attack burned Bodily_harm roughly 114,000 hectares ( 281,700 acres ) and destroyed Destroying two towns .

Five fatalities Death are directly attributed Causation to Alby while two more resulted Causation from the fires Catastrophe .

More lightning Lighting strikes Bodily_harm later in the summer started Process_start additional fires Catastrophe .

The fires Catastrophe burned Damaging private land , state land , and within the Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests , ultimately covering Filling over .

On July 14 a lightning Lighting storm Catastrophe started Process_start dozens more fires Catastrophe across the eastern Cascade Range .

The causes Causation of the other fires are still under investigation Criminal_investigation by multiple agencies , and a joint Collaboration task force was formed Coming_to_be to coordinate the investigations and facilitate communications .

At least eight major ( named Name_conferral ) fires were burning Bodily_harm simultaneously at the height of the event , as well as several unnamed small brush fires .

At least eight major ( named Name_conferral ) fires were burning Bodily_harm simultaneously at the height of the event , as well as several unnamed small brush fires .

Smoke from the fires also prompted Causation health advisories in parts of Orange and Los Angeles counties .

Multiple school districts , California State University at San Marcos , MiraCosta College , and Palomar College were forced Hostile_encounter to cancel classes and close Self_motion schools for one or more days ; CSUSM and Palomar also postponed Change_event_time or cancelled Change_event_time commencement exercises due to the fires .

By the time the last of the fires was extinguished Removing , approximately of land had burned Bodily_harm and an estimated 65 structures had been destroyed Destroying .

Damage Damaging estimates were still being compiled as of late May 2014 , but the County estimated that the fires cost Cost close to $ 60 million ( 2014 USD ) , including $ 29.8 million in destruction Destroying or damage Damaging to private property , and $ 27.9 million in the costs Cost of firefighting , support Supporting , and environmental damage .

On August 21 , President Barack Obama declared Expressing_publicly the fires Catastrophe a federal emergency .

the 17th field artillery brigade of the united states army also deployed Arranging 200 soldiers from joint Prison base unk to help Assistance fight the fires Catastrophe .

As many as 3,000 firefighters including 800 Washington National Guard members were deployed Arranging to fight Defending the fires Catastrophe .

The 2014–15 Australian bushfire season was expected to have the potential for many fires Catastrophe in eastern Australia after lower than expected rainfall was received Receiving in many areas .

Throughout 2014 and the first 6 months of 2015 , 18 fires Catastrophe were declared Expressing_publicly `` national disasters '' affecting Influence a total of 68 local government areas across New South Wales , South Australia , Victoria and the Northern Territory .

A number of these fires Catastrophe were caused Causation by escaped private hazard reduction burns Attack .

During an 8-day period starting Process_start on 1 August , 114 bush and grass fires Catastrophe burned Destroying through of the Clarence Valley and Kempsey local government areas .

Less than a day after the attack Attack began Process_start , a sudden , very heavy thunderstorm—possibly a hurricane—put out the fires Catastrophe .

The Brooklyn Theatre fire ranks third in fatalities among fires occurring Coming_to_be in theatres and other public assembly buildings Building in the United States , falling behind the 1942 Cocoanut Grove fire and the 1903 Iroquois Theatre fire .

The fatalities resulted Causation from a multitude of tragedies Catastrophe , including automobile and maritime accidents Catastrophe , storm-related fires Catastrophe , carbon monoxide poisoning Bodily_harm , over-exertion , and exposure Catastrophe to cold .

An explosion and resulting oil and gas fires destroyed Destroying Piper Alpha on 6 July 1988 , killing Killing 167 people , including two crewmen of a rescue vessel ; 61 workers escaped Escaping and survived .

As of 3 July , there had been 123 fires Catastrophe reported Reporting in the territory , of which at least 92 were still active and 13 were thought to be human-caused .

By 9 July the total had reached Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale 164 fires Catastrophe and on 10 July over 130 fires Catastrophe were thought to be burning Destroying .

By 9 July the total had reached Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale 164 fires Catastrophe and on 10 July over 130 fires Catastrophe were thought to be burning Destroying .

One study Research suggested Statement that a record number of lightning ignitions during 2014 drove Bringing a significant amount of the fires Catastrophe .

By 8 July the largest fires Catastrophe were the Lutselk ' e fire Catastrophe at and the Gamèti-Wekweeti fire Catastrophe at .

The smoke generated Creating by the fires Catastrophe was blown Motion into the Prairie Provinces and created Creating a moderate health risk Catastrophe there leading Causation Environment Canada to declare Expressing_publicly an air quality advisory Warning for southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba on 9 July .

Approximately 2,000 people were killed Killing by the blast , debris , fires or collapsed buildings , and an estimated 9,000 others were injured Bodily_harm .

No casualties Bodily_harm were reported Reporting amongst the town 's population , but a pilot was killed Killing when his helicopter crashed Catastrophe while he was battling Hostile_encounter the fires Catastrophe around the community .

These fires , which initially created confusion regarding the source of the Carmel blaze , were all extinguished Killing within a few hours of being lit .

Israeli police have referred Adducing to some of these fires as arson .

The earthquake Catastrophe and tsunami also caused Causation extensive and severe structural damage Damaging in north-eastern Japan , including heavy damage Damaging to roads and railways as well as fires Attack in many areas , and a dam collapse .

Like many Burning Man-inspired events Social_event , fire art plays a large part , and includes Cause_to_be_included performance art , such as fire dancing Self_motion , as well as stationary art that incorporates propane or wood fires .

The World Bank 's estimate for this disaster Catastrophe means it ranks as the world 's fourth costliest disaster Catastrophe as of 2011 surpassed only by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake Catastrophe and tsunami Catastrophe in Japan , Great Hanshin earthquake Catastrophe in 1995 , Forest fires Catastrophe in 1997 , Indian Ocean tsunami Catastrophe in 2004 and Hurricane Catastrophe Katrina in 2005 .

Numerous gasoline explosions Catastrophe in the sewer system and fires Catastrophe over four hours destroyed Destroying of streets .

Lightning activity as a result of heavy thunderstorms caused Causation many fires and power outages .

Elsewhere in Australia , storm Catastrophe moisture alleviated Resolve_problem drought conditions and diminished Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale fires Catastrophe near Sydney .

Devastating fires soon broke out in the city and lasted for several days .

High fuel loads , coupled with warm , dry and windy weather , provided Supply dangerous conditions which fuelled Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the fires Catastrophe .

at the peak of the fires Catastrophe , on the morning of 18 october , over 100 fires Catastrophe were burning Change across the state .

The fires Catastrophe are the worst in New South Wales since the 1960s .

Two fatalities Death were attributed Causation to the fires Catastrophe .