inferno

Early Wednesday, fire crews prioritized protecting structures as the inferno charged toward Highway 1.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

It was around 1:40 a.m. on a summer Saturday last month when Alcaraz’s cell ignited into an inferno.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

Firefighters in France have been battling an inferno in the region around the city of Bordeaux that has burned more than 100,000 acres, marking the area’s largest blaze since a deadly fire in 1949.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Thai authorities are investigating if negligence was what led to the deadly inferno at a Bangkok bar late on Sunday, as survivors reported doors being locked and the lack of signage demarcating emergency exits.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Soon, the place was an inferno, and Septimus was forced to take several steps backwards, from the intensity of the heat.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

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

Such is the vast scale of the infernos ravaging France's south-western Gironde region, that it is not always obvious what direction the smoke is coming from.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

President Trump last month lambasted the company’s “absolutely horrible” response to the L.A. infernos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

After these infernos, invasive grasses often took over in hardened, infertile soils.

From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2025

The volume of the infernos roar also died down enough that he could hear the crunching sounds of his footsteps again.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner