Rail Work Contributes to Wildfires in Southwest Va.
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By REX BOWMAN  Wildfires driven by high winds sprang up across Southwest Virginia yesterday, prompting the evacuation of a hotel in Norton, in Wise County.  Several of the fires were caused by rail-grinding work to smooth Norfolk Southern Corp.
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Trains into London's Paddington station are suspended due to a fire near the line in Berkshire.
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Dry conditions, high temperatures and ample tinder contributed to a rash of wildfires in western states today, with blazes in Utah endangering coal mines, methane wells and gas pipelines.
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When railroads ruled, it was the  sweating firemen shoveling coal into the furnace who kept the  engines running.
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When railroads ruled, it was the sweating firemen shoveling coal into the furnace who kept the engines running.
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Long Island Rail Road service to and from New York City&#39;s Pennsylvania Station will remain suspended during the evening rush hour because of an underground fire that also halted Amtrak
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By The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Dec. 13--LAKEWOOD RANCH -- A tractor cutting brush at the Lakewood Ranch Corporate Park sparked a brushfire Tuesday afternoon that burned three acres and left the strong smell of burning wood lingering in the air.
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Firefighters, volunteers and aircraft tackle forest blazes that have caused widespread death and destruction.
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By Sherry Youngquist, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Feb. 23--MOUNT AIRY   Firefighters battled more than 27 wildfires in the Piedmont and foothills yesterday.   About 40 acres burned, said the N.C. Division of Forest Resources, which helped local firefighters with the fires.
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By Chrissy Vick, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.  Dec. 14--While state agencies say they have resolved a 'misunderstanding' over what days heavy firefighting equipment can be moved, area forestry officials remain concerned about their ability to fight fires.
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Hundreds of Ukrainian villagers are at risk from a giant toxic cloud formed when a freight train caught fire.
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At least one person is dead and 20 homes destroyed by brushfires that swept through Victoria.
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By Kat Bergeron, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Mar. 5--A woods fire off 28th Street near the Gulfport-Long Beach line and near the Ladner housing development was reported contained by 3 p.m. Sunday.
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Fire crews scrambled on Monday to control scores of wildfires that flared up in drought-stricken Virginia and the Carolinas over the weekend.
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News From USW: An explosion and fire that forced workers to evacuate a  hazardous waste facility owned by Giant Resource Recovery near Arvonia,  Virginia is causing alarm near another Giant facility that handles more  than twice as much hazardous waste.
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By Rex Bowman, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Dec. 15--A fire that blackened nearly 2,900 acres of the George Washington National Forest this week was deliberately set, investigators said yesterday as firefighters declared the blaze under control.
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FARGO, Ga. - Firefighters from across the nation have helped battle massive wildfires in the Okefenokee Swamp this spring. Now they've got a souvenir.