fire

Example Sentences

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That blaze, dubbed the Verona fire, grew to 175 acres by 3:30 p.m., prompting evacuation orders in the community of Homeland.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

During the Palisades fire in January 2025, a drone punctured a hole in the the wing of a Super Scooper plane.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Shimica Gaskins, an Eaton fire survivor and a leader of Altadena for Accountability, said the report “dismissed or overlooked” residents’ experiences and failed to acknowledge evacuation alerts that came too late for too many.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Unbeknownst to them 1,200 feet below, winds were pushing the fire west between Eaton Canyon and Rubio Canyon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Clare scoured the room for the badger, but with the candles and hearth fire still snuffed, his eye struggled to distinguish shape from shadow.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman