fire
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Firefighters from across Belgium and from Germany have been deployed to assist, supported by next-generation fire engines.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
F-15s were downed by friendly fire over Kuwait in March.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The Lecky Road was closed for a time following the initial removal of the materials, with police saying some items had been set on fire on the road.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Authorities described the conditions Sunday as still "challenging", but two of the fire fronts -- heading towards the localities of Jalhay and Monschau -- were now "under control", according to Interior Minister Bernard Quintin.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Surely even an undead creature couldn’t survive a raging fire.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Instead, they find themselves running to put out fires when scandals over AI use become too reputationally damaging to ignore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The blaze broke out in an area that was ravaged by massive fires in 1911, during a similar period of heatwaves and drought.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Another by the Heart of England Community Foundation to help families impacted by fires across the West Midlands has hit £50,000.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The blaze broke out in an area that was ravaged by massive fires in 1911, during a similar period of heatwaves and drought -- and is the country's largest wildfire since then.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
The angry glow of the fires that erupted in Valdez when giant oil tanks exploded.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
The paper says he has fired a "defiant warning to critics".
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
But according to Tom McClellan, editor of the McClellan Market Report, just because a Hindenburg Omen fired shouldn’t necessarily be interpreted as a reason to sell.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
Forbes’ top editor was fired over one hell of a gift.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
The Angels fired pitching coach Mike Maddux and two other major league pitching coaches Tuesday, the latest decision in interim general manager John Mozeliak’s aggressive push to revitalize the moribund franchise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
I couldn’t believe my mom fired Calista and it was all because of me, because I signed my mom’s name on a stupid piece of paper.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
American officials had doubts about the alleged scheme, as there was no evidence the militants had the required missile or firing system in Ankara, people familiar with the intelligence said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The release of the body camera footage by Attorney General Letitia James on Dec. 27 led to the firing of 13 guards and the indictment of six by a grand jury.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Somewhere out there, a rival show called “Stop Watch” is writing itself, and CBS built the pitch deck for it, one firing at a time.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
Kyiv, in turn, has been firing record numbers of drones at Russia.
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
The most interesting, by far, were the stories about Dad hiring and firing employees.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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