One grew to a size larger than Rhode Island and levelled a Gold Rush-era town. Another swelled to a quarter of a million acres as it came within a few miles of Lake Tahoe.

Inside the massive and costly fight to contain a megafire

Around two thousand homes have been destroyed in the deadly Australian wildfires that has ripped more than 8 million hectares of land in New South Wales and Victoria.

Australia bushfires update: Forecasters fear 'mega blaze' along New South Wales

Almost 2,000 houses have been confirmed destroyed in Australia's months-long bushfire crisis, as crews prepare frantically for more forecast danger. Temperatures are likely to soar again, fears heightened that two fires could form a new "mega blaze".

Australian 'mega-blaze': 2,000 homes destroyed; military buries 4,000 animals to prevent diseases

Australia's Mega Blaze inches closer to Sydney. More than 8 fires merged to form a mega blaze.

Australia's bushfire now a 'mega blaze'

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