The Hope fire, burning on the north side of the Columbia River, has grown to 6,764 acres with level 3 "leave now" evacuations in effect for some areas.

Firefighters are tackling a moorland blaze in West Yorkshire that currently covers approximately 100 metres of land. Nine fire crews were called to Marsden Moor near Mount Road at about 15:00 BST, a West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said. Wildfire specialists and a drone team are also at the scene.

Springs Fire initially started 6:23 p.m. July 10 in San Diego County, California. Since its discovery 12 hours ago, it has burned 50 acres. A crew of 147 firefighters succeeded in containing 20% of the fire as of Friday morning. The cause is, however, still being investigated.

The Houston Astros need to add a starting pitcher this season. ESPN's Jeff Passan recently connected the Astros to a huge trade for a starter.

The Massachusetts Turnpike was closed Friday morning as police and firefighters responded to an electric vehicle on fire just beyond the Prudential Tunnel, State Police said. The car caught on fire on Interstate 90 westbound shortly after 7 a.m., State Police said.

A fire has broken out at a farm in Derbyshire after artificial grass caught alight during soaring temperatures. Four fire crews from Derbyshire and Staffordshire were dispatched to the scene in Bridle Lane in Stanton, near Swadlincote, at about 12:45 BST on Friday.

A judge called the man “an incredibly violent, evil person” as they handed down a prison sentence, Illinois prosecutors said.

Citgo Petroleum Corp (PDVSAC.UL) said a lightning strike started a fire at a storage tank at its 459,800-barrel-per-day Lake Charles refinery in Louisiana on Thursday.

A blaze on Thursday at one of Egypt’s main telecommunications hubs was extinguished, days after a larger fire there killed four people and disrupted internet, transport and banking services.

A middle school in the western suburbs suffered minor damage after a fire early Friday morning. The Geneva Fire Department was dispatched to Geneva Middle School North, 1357 Viking Drive, around 4:15 a.m., in response to a fire alarm at the two-story school.