blazes
Example Sentences
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Two out-of-control wildfires in neighboring British Columbia also caused some people to leave their homes, and officials warned that they expected high winds to cause the blazes to grow bigger in the next few days.
From Seattle Times
The agreement will increase firefighters’ abilities to conduct initial attacks on blazes in areas adjacent to forest service lands, he said.
From Los Angeles Times
Schrage’s city fire department is adept at fighting blazes in buildings.
From Seattle Times
Its lines have been implicated in multiple blazes, one of which started in its California service territory and burned into Oregon.
From Seattle Times
Aircraft drops the potentially toxic red slurry in a bid to slow the blazes.
From Seattle Times
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