inferno

The inferno that resulted from Sunday’s crash was so large that it burned shrubs planted on the other side of the sidewalk, several feet away from where the car hit the tree.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Newsom had pushed for deeper changes to how wildfires are paid for, and who pays, when an electric utility’s equipment sparks a destructive inferno.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

When they start shooting a movie together, they begin to understand their connection to this ancient evil, and their place in a cyclical inferno wrought by absent parents and bad weather.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

"It was like the scenes of the Blitz, just a blazing inferno, the flames were moving so quickly," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

All the planets orbit the Sun, the nearest star, an inferno of hydrogen and helium gas engaged in thermonuclear reactions, flooding the solar system with light.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Gone are the days of not decontaminating equipment, leaving the ashes on helmets and jackets, in order to boast of past infernos.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

A California wildfire bill aimed at paying survivors faster and limiting compensation for executives at electric companies that ignite destructive infernos unexpectedly died in the state legislature Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Greek firefighters faced another day of battling flames in high-risk conditions for new ignitions on Friday as France and Spain hoped for reprieve from massive infernos that blackened swathes of terrain.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

Water managers and experts said the water systems in Pacific Palisades and Altadena were never designed for wildfires that rage through entire neighborhoods, or for infernos intensified by climate change.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025

The current carried infernos everywhere, and their bright blazes turned the water into swirling oranges and reds.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia