A blazing tar barrel passes through crowded streets during the annual Ottery Tar Barrel Festival, held in early November, Ottery St. Mary, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Taunggi hot air balloon festival, Taunggi, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Taunggi hot air balloon festival, Taunggi, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

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A performer doing his fire eating act

Fire restrictions sign on Ogden Moor near Wainstalls above Halifax where after the driest April on record moorland fires broke out, causing the windfarm to close, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Person wearing mask in smoke

Caucasian woman juggling fire on city sidewalk

Caucasian woman juggling fire on city sidewalk

Caucasian woman juggling fire on city sidewalk at night

Caucasian woman juggling fire on city sidewalk

Caucasian woman juggling fire on city sidewalk at night

Caucasian woman juggling fire at night

A bushfire burning at night, near Lake Argyle, near Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia

Bush fire at Arnhem Highway at night, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

Firefighter put out the fire in an gardenmarket in Treis-Karden, Rhineland-Palatinate Germany

Firefighter put out the fire in an gardenmarket in Treis-Karden, Rhineland-Palatinate Germany

Couple warming up night by campfire

Winter services scattering salt on the road, ice hazard through water used for for firefighting, Kirchheim unter Teck, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Toppled dangerous goods vehicle, A3 motorway near Dierdorf, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

A sign warns of high danger of fire in the Chisos Mountains of Big Bend National Park, Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA

Toppled dangerous goods vehicle, A3 motorway near Dierdorf, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Close-up of a No Fire warning sign, Halong Bay, Vietnam

Looking west from Mission Canyon, Santa Barbara, the Gap fire burns above Goleta CA on July 3, 2008. This was the highest priority fire in the state among thousands of wildfires burning.

Silhouettes of four people standing under Ring Road bridge over Jokulsa a Dal river, Hringvegur, Iceland

A dancer performs in front of flames during Venice Carnivale.

Firetrucks parked with hoses

Chef holding flaming pan

USA, Oregon, forest fire

The two towers of the Concordia station, with the French, Italian and European flags flying in the wind, under a blue sky veiled with cirrus clouds aligned in the direction of the wind. The two towers are linked by a tunnel. They are permanently heated to 20°C by the diesel engine that generates the station's electricity. The left tower is the "quiet tower", housing the hospital, bedrooms;34 beds) and offices. The right tower is the "noisy tower": it houses a small workshop, the emergency generator, the waste room, the technical office, the video room, the living room, the kitchens and the refectory. The two towers are about ten meters apart to prevent the risk of fire spreading. Fire is an Antarctic expeditionary's worst nightmare; the French have a very bad experience of it. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.