Fire fire burning bright

Published May 3, 2013
A woman dressed as a witch dances around a bonfire in Havraniky, during a traditional Celtic spring Walpurgis night celebrations. Walpurgis Night is a traditional spring festival on 30 April or 1 May in large parts of Central and Northern Europe. —AFP Photo
A woman dressed as a witch dances around a bonfire in Havraniky, during a traditional Celtic spring Walpurgis night celebrations. Walpurgis Night is a traditional spring festival on 30 April or 1 May in large parts of Central and Northern Europe. —AFP Photo
The sun is tinted red from smoke plumes of the Springs Fire near Pacific Coast Highway and the Los Angeles County Line at Malibu, California. —Reuters Photo
The sun is tinted red from smoke plumes of the Springs Fire near Pacific Coast Highway and the Los Angeles County Line at Malibu, California. —Reuters Photo
The Springs Fire rages along the Pacific Ocean north of the Ventura County Line. A wind-driven wildfire raging along the California coast north of Los Angeles prompted the evacuation of hundreds of homes and a university campus on Thursday as flames engulfed several farm buildings and recreational vehicles near threatened neighborhoods. —Reuters Photo
The Springs Fire rages along the Pacific Ocean north of the Ventura County Line. A wind-driven wildfire raging along the California coast north of Los Angeles prompted the evacuation of hundreds of homes and a university campus on Thursday as flames engulfed several farm buildings and recreational vehicles near threatened neighborhoods. —Reuters Photo
Firefighters battle to protect the Sycamore Nature Center from the Springs Fire near Pacific Coast Highway and the Los Angeles County Line at Malibu, California. —Reuters Photo
Firefighters battle to protect the Sycamore Nature Center from the Springs Fire near Pacific Coast Highway and the Los Angeles County Line at Malibu, California. —Reuters Photo
A trailer is engulfed in flames as a raging wildfire pushes towards the coast in Camarillo. —Reuters Photo
A trailer is engulfed in flames as a raging wildfire pushes towards the coast in Camarillo. —Reuters Photo
Left wing demonstrators light fire works to support the annual left wing demonstration on May Day in Berlin. —AP Photo
Left wing demonstrators light fire works to support the annual left wing demonstration on May Day in Berlin. —AP Photo
A woman lights a fire in front of the graves of her relatives at a cemetery in the village of Copaciu. Orthodox women went to church and cemeteries in the early morning on Maundy Thursday to light candles, burn incense and mourn their dead relatives as part of a southern Romania tradition. Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday, is the day Christians commemorate the Last Supper of Jesus Christ. Romania's Orthodox majority celebrates Easter on May 5. —Reuters Photo
A woman lights a fire in front of the graves of her relatives at a cemetery in the village of Copaciu. Orthodox women went to church and cemeteries in the early morning on Maundy Thursday to light candles, burn incense and mourn their dead relatives as part of a southern Romania tradition. Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday, is the day Christians commemorate the Last Supper of Jesus Christ. Romania's Orthodox majority celebrates Easter on May 5. —Reuters Photo
A man looks at buildings on fire during the riots at Oakkan village, near Yangon. Rioters attacked a mosque and Muslim businesses in central Myanmar, the closest in a series of sectarian clashes pitting Muslims against majority Buddhists has come to the commercial capital Yangon. —Reuters Photo
A man looks at buildings on fire during the riots at Oakkan village, near Yangon. Rioters attacked a mosque and Muslim businesses in central Myanmar, the closest in a series of sectarian clashes pitting Muslims against majority Buddhists has come to the commercial capital Yangon. —Reuters Photo
Flames scorch the hillside north of Banning, California, as a brush fire burns in the area. —AP Photo
Flames scorch the hillside north of Banning, California, as a brush fire burns in the area. —AP Photo
People stand near a bonfire during the Labour Day celebrations in Ljubljana. —AFP Photo
People stand near a bonfire during the Labour Day celebrations in Ljubljana. —AFP Photo

Fire fire burning bright, in the darkness in the night. —Photos by Agencies

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