blaze
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“It basically started in a residential neighborhood,” said Chris Buckley, a spokeswoman for the unified incident command fighting the blaze.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
At the time of the blaze, from which at least 20 people were rescued, work was under way to remove dangerous cladding.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Fire officials said Tuesday evening that they had made major progress and that the blaze was 85% contained.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Truckee Meadows Fire Chief Richard Edwards told a press conference on Monday that the blaze was "human caused".
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Three of them still had enough fuel to blaze through the darkness.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
Parton’s work blazed a trail for such genre-defying superstars as Shania Twain, the Chicks and Taylor Swift, but her accomplishments went far beyond her music.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Astonishingly vivid images blazed forth onto the theater’s giant screen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Fiery torches blazed outside the riverside theater, welcoming a combination of well-dressed invitees and lucky ticket-bearing fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Opener Mandhana was dropped twice in an innings where she blazed nine fours and two sixes to set up an India score of 170-6.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
The flowers blazed in the rays of the setting sun, and all around them was a sea of orange and gold.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
February temperatures experienced by snowbirds in Florida and the Southwest reveal little about what’s in store when August heat is blazing.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
"It was like the scenes of the Blitz, just a blazing inferno, the flames were moving so quickly," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Under a blazing sun, clad in black and clutching portraits of their slain leader Ali Khamenei, Iranian pilgrims streamed across the border into Iraq to observe the Arbaeen, the most revered event in Shia Islam.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Winning back-to-back titles and blazing through this season has brought Angelenos much-needed happiness during a terrible stretch for the city — but winning is what the Dodgers are supposed to do.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
A dozen places stung, some with scratches and bruises, others from the blazing heat of the wildfire.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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