Soumya Karlamangla

The shipwrecked man was rescued from Channel Islands National Park, but the flares set off a 10,000-acre fire that has burned park buildings, forced evacuations and threatened rare Torrey pines.

The fire is burning half a mile from a stand of Torrey pines, a rare species of pine tree found in only two places in the world. The Channel Islands are well known for their unique wildlife.

A fast-moving brush fire in a suburban community north of Los Angeles destroyed one home Monday and threatened thousands more, though officials said weather conditions and firefighting efforts had slowed activity by nighttime.

Democrats have been trying to portray Mr. Pratt, a former reality TV star, as a MAGA Republican in the mayor’s race. President Trump just gave them a helping hand.

Firefighters are left without any options to prevent the tank, filled with a toxic chemical, from collapsing or exploding. The authorities have urged thousands of people to evacuate their homes.

Early Friday, an overheating tank filled with a toxic chemical at a Southern California industrial site took a turn for the worse.

California is the nation’s most expensive state for gasoline. The latest spike has forced more residents to change their habits.

Firefighters continue to cool a chemical storage tank with water to prevent it from breaching or exploding. Some 40,000 residents near the Orange County plant have been evacuated to shelters.

Hazmat experts worked desperately on Saturday to stop a tank filled with an extremely toxic chemical from exploding and potentially igniting a large fireball at a plant in Orange County, California.

Hazmat experts worked desperately on Saturday to stop a tank filled with an extremely toxic chemical from exploding and potentially igniting a large fireball at a plant in Orange County, California.