campfire
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A wildfire in Yosemite National Park that resulted in two helicopter pilots dying in a crash was sparked by an abandoned campfire, authorities said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Britain's The Guardian newspaper said the movie "entertains us with creepy campfire tales" but the Hollywood Reporter called it a "dull existential drama" while The Wrap website described it as a "frustrating slog".
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
The film got three stars from Tim Robey, external at The Telegraph, who notes the film's "action interludes are more nonsensical than scary" and "provide momentary dumb fun when Scott's campfire apocalypse needs waking up".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
This film is not merely glittering debris, as some have posited, nor is it style over substance; it’s a campfire story told by Thatcher’s unearthly orator.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
The scenes from back home—the campfire sing-alongs, dinners at the pavilion, volleyball games outside the Big House—just seemed to make his friends sad.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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He urged people not to light disposable barbecues or campfires in green spaces, avoid dropping lit cigarettes and take litter home.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Maine’s camp culture combines rustic canoe trips and campfires with a polished social ecosystem that brings convoys of black SUVs to the state every summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
In Northern California, fire-evacuation “go bags” are normal, campfires are essentially a thing of the past, and even people living outside take fire risks seriously.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2024
There are no campfires allowed on the South Rim or inner canyon areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024
He could see campfires burning in groups and clusters, like little cities sparkling in the mist, far, far off toward the blue hills to the east.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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