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Fire is one of the four classical elements and has been used by humans in rituals, in agriculture for clearing land, for cooking, generating heat and light, for signaling, propulsion purposes, smelting, forging, incineration of waste, cremation, and as a weapon or mode of destruction.

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1 day ago · Fire breaks out at the Valero refinery in Benicia 31:25. The Benicia Fire Department has contained a fire at the Valero refinery. Large flames could be seen rising from a building at the refinery.

1 day ago · WISDOM, Mont. — The Sawlog Fire, 15 miles northeast of Wisdom, in the Sawlog Creek drainage is now burning an estimated 1,500 acres. Officials say the fire grew due to dry fuels, specifically ...

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4 days ago · Nationwide, nine new large fires were reported this week. A total of 848 firefighters and fire support personnel are assigned to incidents. Year to date, there have been 22,759 total wildfires burning 988,319 acres, both higher than the 10-year averages of 15,764 wildfires and 939,503 acres burned.

Apr 22, 2025 · Fire, rapid burning of combustible material with the evolution of heat and usually accompanied by flame. It is one of the human race’s essential tools, control of which helped start it on the path toward civilization. The original source of …

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