Wildfires are burning throughout the United States, and weather in many places is ripe for new blazes — signs of an early and ...

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Thousands of years ago, ancient Romans built tunnels by heating rocks with a fierce fire, then cooling them with a splash of cold water. The temperature change caused rocks to split and break off ...

Mombasa, Kenya: A fierce fire has engulfed Cannon Towers one of the landmark buildings in Mombasa town. Dozens of people are trapped on the 6th, 7th and 8th floors of the 10 storey building with ...