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  • 411917 Kazan Gunpowder Plant fire — The 1917 Kazan Gunpowder Plant fire began on 14 August 1917 in the city of Kazan, which was then center of governorate within the Russian Empire, destroying the plant and spreading panic in the city on 14 ndash;16 August, and it lasted at least… …

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  • 42catch fire — {v. phr.} 1. To begin to burn. * /When he dropped a match in the leaves, they caught fire./ 2. To become excited. * /The audience caught fire at the speaker s words and began to cheer./ * /His imagination caught fire as he read./ …

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  • 43catch fire — {v. phr.} 1. To begin to burn. * /When he dropped a match in the leaves, they caught fire./ 2. To become excited. * /The audience caught fire at the speaker s words and began to cheer./ * /His imagination caught fire as he read./ …

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  • 44catch\ fire — v. phr. 1. To begin to burn. When he dropped a match in the leaves, they caught fire. 2. To become excited. The audience caught fire at the speaker s words and began to cheer. His imagination caught fire as he read …

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  • 451996 Channel Tunnel fire — See also: 2008 Channel Tunnel fire Location of the 1996 Channel Tunnel fire The Channel Tunnel fire of 18 November 1996 occurred on a train carrying heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and their drivers through the Channel Tunnel from France to Great… …

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  • 46Essex County Fire and Rescue Service — (ECFRS) is the statutory FRS (fire and rescue service) for the county of Essex in the southeast of England, and is one of the largest FRSs in the country, with a patch covering almost 400,000 hectares and a population of over 1½ million people.In …

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  • 47Hamlet chicken processing plant fire — The Hamlet chicken processing plant fire was an industrial disaster that took place at the Imperial Foods chicken processing plant in Hamlet, North Carolina, USA on September 3, 1991, after a failure in a faulty modification to a hydraulic line.… …

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  • 48Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service — (CFRS) Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) area Coverage Area Cornwall Siz …

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  • 49Ålesund Fire — The Ålesund Fire happened in the Norwegian city of Ålesund on 23 January 1904. It destroyed almost the whole city centre, built mostly of wood like the majority of Norwegian towns in that era.The fireThe fire started around 2 AM at Aspøya , in… …

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  • 50Beijing Television Cultural Center fire — The 44 story TVCC building in flames (right); the CCTV Headquarters (left) Other names TVCC fire Participants …

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