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Flume Fire initially started 1:52 p.m. July 6 in Tulare County, California. It has burned 73 acres after being active for five days. By Friday morning, the fire crew managed to contain 60% of this fire. However, the cause is still being investigated.

The Hope fire, burning on the north side of the Columbia River, has grown to 6,764 acres with level 3 "leave now" evacuations in effect for some areas.

A blaze on Thursday at one of Egypt’s main telecommunications hubs was extinguished, days after a larger fire there killed four people and disrupted internet, transport and banking services.

Moore Fire initially started 12:39 p.m. July 10 in Placer County, California. After being active for 20 hours, it has burned 20 acres. As of Friday morning, the blaze has been fully contained. Investigations into its cause are still ongoing.

The Massachusetts Turnpike was closed Friday morning as police and firefighters responded to an electric vehicle on fire just beyond the Prudential Tunnel, State Police said. The car caught on fire on Interstate 90 westbound shortly after 7 a.m., State Police said.

Cordale Sheffield, 30, died Thursday from burn injuries after he rushed back into a burning apartment to rescue his girlfriend's daughter on June 23.

A judge called the man “an incredibly violent, evil person” as they handed down a prison sentence, Illinois prosecutors said.

A middle school in the western suburbs suffered minor damage after a fire early Friday morning. The Geneva Fire Department was dispatched to Geneva Middle School North, 1357 Viking Drive, around 4:15 a.m., in response to a fire alarm at the two-story school.