Most fires now under control in Spain
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Crews battling hundreds of forest fires for the past two weeks in Spain's northwestern Galicia region have managed to control all but four blazes, officials said Tuesday. None of those fires is considered serious, and rain is forecast for Wednesday, the rural affairs department of the Galician regional government said.
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Firefighters brought Australia's deadliest bushfires in 20 years under control on Wednesday after nine people died in the blazes.
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Firefighters, volunteers and aircraft tackle forest blazes that have caused widespread death and destruction.
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By Matt Weiser, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 12--NEVADA CITY-Fire restrictions were imposed Monday throughout the Tahoe National Forest, marking an early start to a fire season that is expected to be very busy.
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More than 100 firefighters bring a major fire at a four-storey building in Belfast city centre under control.
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A forest fire burned a large swath of a nature reserve in eastern Spain Friday, forcing the evacuation of 6,000 people in nearby villages.
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By Stephen Curran, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Jun. 14--As temperatures soared Wednesday, emergency personnel took to land, water and air to battle two small fires in the North County and another near Arroyo Grande, all just before 3 p.m.
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A blaze which ripped through London's trendy Camden Market area, destroying shops, bars and homes, has been brought under control, firefighters said Sunday.
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An intense fire ravaged a 32-storey sky scraper in central Madrid on Saturday, causing no injuries but sparking fear the office building might collapse.
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By Josh Hoke, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Feb. 10--BUCKSVILLE COMMUNITY -- Five foresters spent much of Friday starting and controlling a small fire they said could prevent larger blazes in the area.
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By Heath Druzin, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 10--It's nearly fall, but the summer fire season stayed active Saturday with six new fires reported in the Boise National Forest.
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After a week of battling raging wildfires that cutoff villages, killed 64 people and burned nearly 500,000 acres of land, fire department officials said Thursday that just one major blaze remained to bring under control.
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By Michael McNutt, The Daily Oklahoman  Sep. 13--Burning restrictions were lifted Tuesday for about half the counties in the state, including Oklahoma and Tulsa counties.   Recent rains, mainly in the northwestern and western parts of the state, prompted Gov.
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By AP  MAZAMA   Fires were burning across more than 270,000 acres Monday in Washington state, with the most significant holding fires steady.
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Spain will step up protection for recently elected government and opposition town councilors after the armed Basque separatist group ETA said it was ending a 15-month cease-fire, security officials said Monday.
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PLOUTOCHORI, Greece  - Greek firefighters on Wednesday beat back countrywide forest fires that have killed at least 63 people, but said they fear new flare-ups with a heatwave expected this weekend.
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By CATHERINE TSAI  NEW CASTLE, Colo. - Crews used controlled fires to gain ground against an 1,800-acre blaze in western Colorado, but forecasters predicted more hot, dry weather and wind gusts on Thursday.