blazes

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Both Raman and Pratt said the city was ill-prepared to contain the blazes that destroyed thousands of homes, including Pratt’s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Every now and then, a shooting star blazes over occupants’ heads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

AFP saw multiple blazes burning on hillsides and along roads between Pai and Chiang Mai, lighting up patches of otherwise pitch-black countryside.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Photographs on local media show mountains engulfed by flames, with some residents likening the blazes to "volcanoes erupting", according to local news outlet Khaosod.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The necessary fires alone—the salamanders and tinner’s pots—had caused dozens of small blazes, easily put out, but the cold increased the likelihood of far worse.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson