ignited
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The investigators’ report said the fire ignited when electrical arcing on the idle line caused hot metal particles to fall into “the receptive fuel beds consisting of dry vegetation” below the tower.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
The combined shock of the fire and back-to-back heatwaves has ignited a debate over whether Belgium is sufficiently prepared for the effects of climate change.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
They have ignited demand for any energy source you can name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The New Forest wildfire is one of several to have ignited across the UK amid continuing heatwave conditions.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Decade by decade, she watched Rosa Parks’s fame grow as the person who had ignited the movement by refusing to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
