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These surge for tens of kilometers, splintering trees, igniting forests and burying the remnants beneath hot ash and pumice.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

The deal was paid in large part by funding from insurance companies they owned with Guggenheim, causing controversy but also igniting a wave of interest from private-equity firms to tap in to sports cash flows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

The fire then spread quickly, igniting plastics, equipment and bins.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

And his fiery temper, igniting at every possible moment with his older and more accommodating bandmates, turns this snapshot of history into genuine tragedy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

It can be reasonably assumed that she was surrounded by a frightening cacophony of sounds — wood igniting and burning wildly, the glass of windows exploding, stairways and ceilings collapsing.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy



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