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Mike McCurry, former press secretary to President Bill Clinton, characterized the loss of Upper Press as destructive not only to the press, but also to the president.

He wasn’t sure hydrogen bombs could be made, but if they could, they’d simply be too destructive, too much of a threat to the entire human species.

It was hard to believe it could be so dangerous, and yet its destructive power was plain to see.

The Palisades fire, the most destructive in the city’s history, killed 12 people and destroyed thousands of homes, businesses and other structures.

The inquiry later heard from the killer's father Alphonse Rudakubana, who was asked about what information he shared with different agencies about his son's "destructive" behaviour at home.