"The panhandle needs prayers,” one sheriff's office says as wildfires ravage the Texas Panhandle, scorching 500,000 acres.

A number of the station's employees ran out of the building and put out the flames by using fire extinguishers.

The 25-year-old man livestreamed his self-immolation on Twitch. He was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

A massive fire destroyed a cattle auction facility in Rock Island, Illinois, with all but one of the animals at the facility being rescued.

The devastating blast at a home in Sterling, Virginia, killed at least one firefighter and injured several others.

One was in stable-but-critical condition at a Los Angeles hospital's burn unit and the other remained admitted for observation.

The whereabouts and condition of the driver of the semi-truck were unknown as of late Thursday morning, hours after the explosion.

Authorities suspect the family members who died may have been killed by a relative who also shot and wounded two police officers.

More than 150,000 common household products are being recalled because the battery pack could catch on fire.

The fires are burning on mountains that are hard to reach and have affected neighborhoods that were built precariously on the edges.