Palestinian rioters set fire to Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus

Screenshot from the fire started by Palestinian rioters at Joseph's Tomb in Nablus, in the West Bank, on October 16, 2015.

Screenshot from the fire started by Palestinian rioters at Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus, in the West Bank, on October 16, 2015.

PA forces douse the flames and disperse some hundred rioters, who caused heavy damage to the West Bank holy site

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Italy ferry fire: Evacuation hampered by winds

Ferry on fire

Passengers have made desperate calls for a speedy rescue.

Ships and helicopters are taking part in a major rescue operation after an Italian ferry carrying 478 people caught fire around 40 nautical miles north-west of Corfu

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Three Delaware churches hit by arsons in one day

Church fire

Pastor Wilbert Moorer is shown at his church, Healing Hands Christian Church at 546 Berrytown Road in Felton, on Tuesday, one of three that burned down in suspected arsons.(Photo: JASON MINTO/THE NEWS JOURNAL)

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Panicked residents flee Italy refinery fire

Flames arise after a fire broke out at the Mediterranean Refinery of Milazzo, one of most important in southern Italy, on Sep 27, 2014. (AFP/GIOVANNI ISOLINO)

The blaze at the Milazzo refinery sent flames shooting into the night sky, which could be seen for miles around, according to local press reports.

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