71. Forest fires continued to rage around Greece Friday, two days after four firefighters were killed battling a blaze in the capital. 72. France and Germany have agreed to send fire-extinguishing airplanes to help battle the blaze. 73. Forest fires in ten Palawan towns are under control, but firemen in four villages in Rizal and nearby Quezon towns are still battling the blazes there. 74. Four fire-fighting planes battling the blaze were being hampered by strong winds in the area, to the east of Salonica. 75. Gov. Mark R. Warner declared a state of emergency at the dump Sunday, which allows the county to use state resources to help battle the blaze. 76. Hundreds of firefighters and civilians battled a blaze on the Aegean Sea island of Samos on Saturday as strong winds continued to fan fires across Greece, authorities said. 77. Hundreds of firefighters on Saturday battled blazes that destroyed vast stretches of dry scrubland and pine forests in southern France. 78. Hong Kong television networks showed footage of firemen battling the blaze, which was extinguished in three hours. 79. Late Monday afternoon, police cars reappeared in Skanderbeg Square and firefighters battled a blaze in an electronics shop that had been looted and set afire. 80. Late this afternoon, police cars reappeared in Skanderbeg Square and firefighters battled a blaze in an electronics shop that had been looted and set afire. |