fire on
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Phones, power banks and vapes are spontaneously catching fire on planes, injuring passengers and disrupting flights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
But the national railway service said it had repaired cables burnt by the fire on Sunday, allowing it to resume normal services for fast trains connecting the capital to the southeastern city of Lyon.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
“As for the civil case against the State, it makes no difference what caused the fire on January 1,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Elsewhere in the Maine and Loire region, more than 150 firefighters were deployed to fight a major fire on Tuesday in the Breignon forest in Saint-Macaire-du-Bois.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
She awoke shortly before sunset, found a rocky area to build a fire on, and prepared dinner.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
