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In December, gangs pillaged and set fire to the Bernard Mevs Hospital, one of the few critical-care facilities in the country.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
Years ago, Odell of course infamously set fire to a man who’d abducted a young girl, after torturing him for information.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 10 Feb. 2025
Norfolk Southern contractors advised emergency responders to breach the five tank cars, drain the contents and then set fire to the tens of thousands of gallons of vinyl chloride inside.
—Shradha Dinesh, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
Protesters also looted and set fire to the Ugandan Embassy and the mission of Belgium, while the office of the U.N. humanitarian agency in Congo was also attacked.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
Years ago, Odell of course infamously set fire to a man who’d abducted a young girl, after torturing him for information.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 10 Feb. 2025
Norfolk Southern contractors advised emergency responders to breach the five tank cars, drain the contents and then set fire to the tens of thousands of gallons of vinyl chloride inside.
—Shradha Dinesh, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
Protesters also looted and set fire to the Ugandan Embassy and the mission of Belgium, while the office of the U.N. humanitarian agency in Congo was also attacked.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Set fire to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20fire%20to. Accessed 25 Feb. 2025.
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