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Thousands Flee Out-Of-Control California Wildfire As Homes Burn
Thousands of people were urged to flee an out-of-control wildfire burning around communities near Los Angeles on Thursday, with scores of homes already lost to the fast-moving flames.
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Thousands Flee Their Homes After Wildfires Bear Down On Greek Capital
Thousands of people fled their homes around Athens on Monday, including in the historic town of Marathon, as strong winds fanned a wall of wildfire flames closer to the Greek capital.
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Thousands Forced To Flee Homes As Wildfire Spreads On Spain's Tenerife Island
Emergency services said the fire was now affecting 10 towns, although 11 had been evacuated as a precaution.
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California Wildfire Now Second-Worst In State History
The monstrous Dixie Fire in northern California has grown to become the second-largest wildfire in state history, authorities said Sunday, with three people reported missing and thousands fleeing the advancing flames.
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Two Firefighters Die In California Fire 'Tornado', Thousands Flee
A fast-growing northern California wildfire killed a second firefighter on Friday after high winds drove it into the city of Redding, prompting mass evacuations, destroying 500 structures and threatening thousands of other dwellings and businesses, officials said.
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Emergency Declared As Wildfires Rage Near Los Angeles; Thousands Flee
Thousands of Californians north and west of Los Angeles fled their homes as two out-of-control wildfires spread rapidly overnight, fuelled by strong desert winds that hampered firefighters, officials said on Tuesday.
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Emergency Declared As Wildfires Rage Near Los Angeles; Thousands Flee
Thousands of Californians north and west of Los Angeles fled their homes as two out-of-control wildfires spread rapidly overnight, fuelled by strong desert winds that hampered firefighters, officials said on Tuesday.
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Fresh Fires, Bomb Blast In Myanmar's Rakhine: Government
Twenty homes caught fire and a bomb was detonated near a mosque in Myanmar's Rakhine state, the government said Friday, the latest unrest in a region that has seen hundreds of thousands of Rohinyga Muslims flee in under a month.
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Israel Firefighters Say All Fires Extinguished
Firefighters extinguished blazes ravaging Israel and West Bank settlements that forced tens of thousands to flee their homes and saw more than 20 people arrested, authorities said Sunday.
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Thousands Of Migrants Flee As Fire Damages Greek Camp
Thousands of migrants were forced to flee to safety Monday when their camp on the Greek island of Lesbos was badly damaged in a fire apparently set on purpose, police said.
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Thousands Flee Homes As California Burns
Firefighters battled Thursday to douse a series of wildfires fuelled by high winds, scorching temperatures and dry vegetation, which have forced tens of thousands of Californians to flee their homes.
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Wildfire Burns With Ferocity Never Seen By Fire Crews
A wildfire with a ferocity never seen before by veteran California firefighters raced up and down canyons, instantly engulfing homes and forcing thousands of people to flee, some running for their lives just ahead of the flames.
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Man Arrested For Starting Raging Wildfire In California
A man was arrested and charged with arson on Monday for starting a massive wildfire in northern California that has destroyed 175 buildings and forced thousands to flee to safety.
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'Like A Freight Train': California Wildfire Guts 18 Homes
Flames raced down a steep hillside "like a freight train," leaving smoldering remains of homes and forcing thousands to flee the wildfire churning through tinder-dry canyons in Southern California, authorities said on Sunday.
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Inmates Flee, Thousands Homeless in Manila Slum Blaze
A huge fire chased hundreds of Philippine inmates out of their cells and razed a sprawling shantytown near a Manila prison Friday, leaving thousands of residents homeless, authorities said.
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Thousands Flee Out-Of-Control California Wildfire As Homes Burn
Thousands of people were urged to flee an out-of-control wildfire burning around communities near Los Angeles on Thursday, with scores of homes already lost to the fast-moving flames.
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Thousands Flee Their Homes After Wildfires Bear Down On Greek Capital
Thousands of people fled their homes around Athens on Monday, including in the historic town of Marathon, as strong winds fanned a wall of wildfire flames closer to the Greek capital.
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Thousands Forced To Flee Homes As Wildfire Spreads On Spain's Tenerife Island
Emergency services said the fire was now affecting 10 towns, although 11 had been evacuated as a precaution.
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California Wildfire Now Second-Worst In State History
The monstrous Dixie Fire in northern California has grown to become the second-largest wildfire in state history, authorities said Sunday, with three people reported missing and thousands fleeing the advancing flames.
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Two Firefighters Die In California Fire 'Tornado', Thousands Flee
A fast-growing northern California wildfire killed a second firefighter on Friday after high winds drove it into the city of Redding, prompting mass evacuations, destroying 500 structures and threatening thousands of other dwellings and businesses, officials said.
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Emergency Declared As Wildfires Rage Near Los Angeles; Thousands Flee
Thousands of Californians north and west of Los Angeles fled their homes as two out-of-control wildfires spread rapidly overnight, fuelled by strong desert winds that hampered firefighters, officials said on Tuesday.
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Emergency Declared As Wildfires Rage Near Los Angeles; Thousands Flee
Thousands of Californians north and west of Los Angeles fled their homes as two out-of-control wildfires spread rapidly overnight, fuelled by strong desert winds that hampered firefighters, officials said on Tuesday.
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Fresh Fires, Bomb Blast In Myanmar's Rakhine: Government
Twenty homes caught fire and a bomb was detonated near a mosque in Myanmar's Rakhine state, the government said Friday, the latest unrest in a region that has seen hundreds of thousands of Rohinyga Muslims flee in under a month.
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Israel Firefighters Say All Fires Extinguished
Firefighters extinguished blazes ravaging Israel and West Bank settlements that forced tens of thousands to flee their homes and saw more than 20 people arrested, authorities said Sunday.
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Thousands Of Migrants Flee As Fire Damages Greek Camp
Thousands of migrants were forced to flee to safety Monday when their camp on the Greek island of Lesbos was badly damaged in a fire apparently set on purpose, police said.
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Thousands Flee Homes As California Burns
Firefighters battled Thursday to douse a series of wildfires fuelled by high winds, scorching temperatures and dry vegetation, which have forced tens of thousands of Californians to flee their homes.
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Wildfire Burns With Ferocity Never Seen By Fire Crews
A wildfire with a ferocity never seen before by veteran California firefighters raced up and down canyons, instantly engulfing homes and forcing thousands of people to flee, some running for their lives just ahead of the flames.
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Man Arrested For Starting Raging Wildfire In California
A man was arrested and charged with arson on Monday for starting a massive wildfire in northern California that has destroyed 175 buildings and forced thousands to flee to safety.
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'Like A Freight Train': California Wildfire Guts 18 Homes
Flames raced down a steep hillside "like a freight train," leaving smoldering remains of homes and forcing thousands to flee the wildfire churning through tinder-dry canyons in Southern California, authorities said on Sunday.
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Inmates Flee, Thousands Homeless in Manila Slum Blaze
A huge fire chased hundreds of Philippine inmates out of their cells and razed a sprawling shantytown near a Manila prison Friday, leaving thousands of residents homeless, authorities said.
