81.   Plumes of thick smoke loomed over the city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, where school classes have been shortened because of the fires, Chesalina said.

82.   ----- INDONESIA FIRES - Thick smoke from dozens of raging forest fires blanketed parts of eastern Borneo island, threatening animals and humans alike.

83.   A fierce orange flame was again rocketing from the crater, and thick black smoke and ash blanketed much of the island.

84.   A fire at a military facility in central Israel on Sunday sent thick black smoke billowing into the air.

85.   A report from Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital, said the whole country is covered with thick smoke.

86.   A military helicopter sent to monitor the fire was forced to return because of poor visibility caused by thick smoke, he said.

87.   A helicopter tried to retrieve the injured from nearby houses destroyed in the blasts but was turned away by thick black smoke.

88.   A witness interviewed by radio station DZMM said he saw people rushing out of the disco with thick smoke raging behind them.

89.   A supertanker rammed into the Indian-registered cargo ship late Friday night in the Strait of Malacca, where thick smoke from forest fires obscured visibility.

90.   Abu Bakar added that a passer-by spotted thick smoke billowing from the shophouse and raised the alarm.