Blaze
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Challenging day for firefighters battling blaze in France
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Firefighters have contained a massive wildfire in southern France but local officials warned on Sunday that scorching heat and dry conditions could reignite the blaze, as parts of the Mediterranean region face a heatwave.
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Russia Engels oil refinery ablaze after reported drone attack
TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – Russia's Engels-2 airbase oil refinery ablaze following a reported Ukrainian drone attack. Saratov airport imposed restrictions due to the drone threat, local Russian authorities said.
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Extensive wildfire in N California becomes largest in US
TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Thousands of firefighters were battling a rapidly growing wildfire in northern California on Saturday after the blaze more than doubled in size in a 24-hour span.
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Market catches fire in S. Afghanistan
TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – A market caught fire in Spin Boldak district of south Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Friday, causing huge damage, provincial government spokesman Mawlawi Ezam said.
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Forest fire has burned 4,000 acres in US New Jersey: Report
TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – Authorities say a fast-moving forest fire that has burned thousands of acres in southern New Jersey is now 65 percent contained.
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Neighborhoods evacuated near burning Georgia chemical plant
TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) – A large fire burned Monday inside a chemical plant on the coast of Georgia, where authorities ordered about 100 nearby homes to evacuate because of threats from toxic smoke and potential explosions.
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Massive fire breaks out in Egypt’s Cairo
TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Egyptian news sources reported a massive fire in the central part of Cairo on Saturday evening.