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Bolivia declares emergency over forest fires
Aug 20 2010, Jaime

Wildfires are raging out of control, destroying houses and land in their path

A state of emergency has been declared in Bolivia as forest fires spread across the country.

Almost 25,000 fires have destroyed about 1.5m hectares (3.7m acres) of land...

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Hundreds of new wildfires erupt in Russian forests
Didier, Moscow
Hundreds of new fires broke out yesterday in Russian forests and fields that have been dried to a crisp by drought and record heat, but firefighters claimed success in...
Environment, wildfires, Russian forests
made popular Aug 2 2010
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Russia mobilizes army to fight fires
Alexander, Moscow
Vast sections of Russia were under a state of emergency yesterday as more than 10,000 firefighters battled to save villages and forests from being reduced to ash and...
Politics & Society, Russia state of emergency, firefighters
made popular Jul 31 2010
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300 firefighters battle 9 wild fires in California
Erick, Los Angeles
Almost 300 firefighters battled nine wild fires in Lassen County in northeast California, late Saturday night after storms and lightning came through the area,...
Environment, wild fire, firefighters
made popular Jul 26 2010
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Health Problems Continue for 9/11 First Responders
Yoann, Minneapolis
A new study has found that many firefighters and emergency medical personnel who responded in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attack on New York’s World...
Health & Fitness, Firefighters, World Trade Center
made popular Apr 9 2010
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Man gets genitals stuck in pipe, removed by operation
Elliott, Manchester
Medics at Southampton General Hospital could not get the man’s penis out of the stainless steel pipe because the restricted blood flow had caused it to become...
Politics & Society, genital stuck in the pipe, Southampton General Hospital
made popular Jan 8 2010
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1,200 people escape supermarket fire that kills 2
Marco, Asuncion
Paraguayan authorities say 1,200 people have escaped a fire that destroyed a supermarket on the outskirts of the capital, killing two people.
Politics & Society, supermarket fire, firefighters
made popular Nov 16 2009
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Five killed in Brazil jail fire
Benny, Brasilia
At least five inmates have burned to death in a fire at a prison in north-eastern Brazil, officials say. They said about 40 other prisoners were injured at the jail in...
Politics & Society, fire, jail
made popular Oct 24 2009
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Gas Plant Explosion Rocks Puerto Rico
Kevin, Columbia
Crews struggled to contain a huge, smoky fire at fuel storage facility outside Puerto Rico’s capital Friday following an early morning explosion that knocked out...
Politics & Society, explosion, Caribbean Petroleum Corp.
made popular Oct 24 2009
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Two firefighters die in growing LA wildfire
Shane, Kansas City
The five-day-old wildfire burning out of control in the Los Angeles foothills and forest claimed its first victims on Sunday, two firefighters whose vehicle plummeted...
Politics & Society, wildfire, Los Angeles
made popular Aug 31 2009
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