blackened

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Blackened by soot, the gutted and derelict remains of South Africa's infamous Usindiso building in central Johannesburg are an unintentional memorial to the 76 people who died here in a devastating fire two years ago.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025

Blackened walls, ceilings and glassless windows were what was left of the unit Friday morning.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2023

Returning to modern life with Orville Peck’s “The Curse of the Blackened Eye,” I was impressed by the wide soundstage Samsung has given these buds.

From The Verge • Aug. 19, 2022

Blackened debris, scorched wood and a discarded propane tank remain at the top of the concrete slope, and residents said at least one homeless man seriously injured his foot running away from the roaring blazes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2021

Blackened ruins marked the spot where, on the morning of the third, stood a large barn.

From Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865 by Stevens, George T.