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Forest fires put out in Moscow region

August 23, 2010 12:50

Firefighters have succeeded in extinguishing almost all of the blazes in the Moscow region, which is one of the areas worst hit by the deadly flames this summer.

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ven 23.08.2010 22:40

It would be interesting to learn who the arsonists were that set the fires. There is no way that all these fires were lit off by lightning or spontaneous combustion. Has Russia found even one careless smoker or arsonist? Perhaps everyone was too busy fighting the huge fires to look for the arsonists.

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virginiason 23.08.2010 16:58

Glad to see the fires die down. Hope all the displaced people will have shelter this winter.

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