The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.

Hundreds of firefighters are working to contain a massive, fast-moving wildfire that exploded near California’s Central Coast on Wednesday, forcing evacuations in two counties. (ALERTCalifornia | UC S

A rapidly spreading wildfire in Southern California quickly became the state’s largest fire of the year after igniting on Wednesday, leading to evacuations.

Seven people remain missing after a warehouse filled with fireworks exploded Tuesday evening in Northern California, officials said.The blast occurred at a pyrotechnics facility in Esparto, located in Yolo County,

Rescue crews are searching for seven people still missing days after an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Northern California shook a tiny farming community and forced the cancellation of nearby J

Seven people are unaccounted for after a Northern California fireworks factory exploded Tuesday, July 1, according to officials. Officials confirmed a "significant explosion" Tuesday afternoon at a warehouse storing fireworks in Yolo County,