embers
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The basics include covering vents with mesh so embers can’t sneak in and ensuring every window and door is closed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
"Our facilities and infrastructure for firefighting are very limited," he told AFP, standing on the smouldering embers of a peatland fire separated from a residential settlement by a narrow dirt road.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Ultimately the behaviour of a fire depended on a combination of factors, including wind, heat, embers, available fuel and the layout of individual homes, he added.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
As the night grows black and the last embers start to dull, “Her Private Hell” sends you off to bed wondering if it could all be true.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
They’d been brown like his, but...they’d held something within them, a glow like two embers cooling in a hearth.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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