Blaze at Alton Towers theme park
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Firefighters tackle a blaze in a cable car station at Alton Towers theme park in Staffordshire.
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It wasn't what you would call a hot party. Sure, there was sizzlin' music, plenty of drinks and stars like Nick Lachey and Ryan Seacrest in attendance, but with temperatures dipping into the 30s Friday night, many partygoers at Maxim's mostly outdoor Super Bowl soiree at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess huddled around heat lamps and fire pits.
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KAMLOOPS, B.C. (CP) - Fire officials have pulled all crews fighting the aggressive Tatoosh blaze burning out of control near Manning Park in southern B.C.  Fire information officer Jeff Moore said Friday that poor weather conditions forced withdrawal of the crews to safety.
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Fire forced guests and staff to  evacuate the 3,000-room Monte Carlo Resort & Casino in Las  Vegas on Friday, quickly engulfing parts of the upper floors,  facade and roof before being brought under control.
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Several people were seriously injured after a blaze broke out at a fireworks factory near Ringmer, southeast England, creating a plume of smoke visible for several miles.
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Wired News posts a photo blog from this year's Burning Man fest in Black Rock, Nevada. Check for more news, updates and pics as the week goes on.
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A primary school in Pontypridd catches fire, with a large building blazing and smoke billowing from the roof.
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Firefighters are battling to contain a blaze at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, one of the world's leading cancer treatment centers.
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Firefighters try to stop a blaze spreading as three homes in one street are alight and four people are reported injured.
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An investigation is under way into a fire at York racecourse tackled by more than 30 firefighters.
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A fire broke out on the top floors of a 3,000-room Las Vegas hotel and Casino on Friday, forcing the evacuation of guests and staff and quickly engulfing parts of the building's facade and roof.
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Two firefighters are injured and hundreds of animals rescued during a blaze at farm buildings in County Tyrone.
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Fire crews tackle a blaze at the Corus steelworks in north Wales and the company investigates reports of an explosion.
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CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Nine firefighters died battling a blaze that raced through a furniture store and warehouse in Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday night, triggering a rolling ball of smoke and flames that destroyed the roof and pelted onlookers with hot ash.
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Pioneering junior wardens have been paying a visit to their local fire station to learn some vital fire safety messages.   Thirty two primary school children have volunteered to be neighbourhood watch wardens to help combat crimes, including arson and nuisance fires, in Newtown in Stockton.
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Red fire ants, whose fiery sting can sometimes be fatal to humans, have been found near the entrance to a Disneyland theme park in Hong Kong, a company official said Friday.
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The Burning Man effigy, whose torching marks the highlight of the annual eponymous countercultural festival in the Nevada desert, was set on fire prematurely with arson suspected, organizers said on Tuesday.