People flee Idaho town through tunnel of fire and smoke as Western wildfires spread

Video shows escape from Idaho fire’s flames, smoke

BOISE, Idaho — William Howard went to the north-central Idaho town of Juliaetta on Thursday to help a friend after a lightning-sparked wildfire began tearing through the friend’s property, using barrels of water in an effort to extinguish “hot spots” on the land. Read more...

Video shows escape through flames and smoke as wildfire begins burning the outskirts of Idaho town

William Howard was trying to help a friend protect his property from a wildfire in north-central Idaho when the area became engulfed by flame. He videotaped his escape from the outskirts of Juliaetta on Thursday afternoon as flames flanked the…

Video shows escape through flames and smoke as wildfire begins burning the outskirts of Idaho town

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — William Howard went to the north-central Idaho town of Juliaetta on Thursday to help a friend after a lightning-sparked wildfire began tearing through the friend’s property, using barrels of water in an effort to extinguish “hot spots” on the land. But in the 15 minutes it took to refill the barrels, the wind-whipped flames engulfed the area. A harrowing video, shot by Howard as he fled in his vehicle, shows tall flames surro…

Massive Park Fire near Chico is 0% contained as lightning sparks at least 15 wildfires in Idaho

By REBECCA BOONE and JOHN ANTCZAK Lightning strikes have sparked fast-moving wildfires in Idaho, prompting the evacuation of multiple communities, including one where a man drove past a building and trees engulfed in flames as a tunnel of smoke rose over the roadway. Videos posted to social media include a man who said he heard explosions as he fled Juliaetta, about 27 miles southeast of the University of Idaho’s campus in Moscow. The town of ju…

People flee Idaho town through tunnel of fire and smoke as Western wildfires spread

The town of Juliaetta, just over 600 residents, was evacuated Thursday just ahead of the Gwen Fire, as were several other communities near the Clearwater River

People flee Idaho town through a tunnel of fire and smoke as Western wildfires spread

Lightning strikes have sparked fast-moving wildfires in Idaho, prompting the evacuation of multiple communities, including one where a man drove past a building and trees engulfed in flames as a tunnel of smoke rose over the roadway. Videos posted to social media include a man who said he heard explosions as he fled Juliaetta, about 27 miles (43 kilometers) southeast of the University of Idaho's campus in Moscow. The town of just over 600 resid…