as in fire
a destructive burning
the intense heat of the raging inferno repeatedly drove back the firefighters
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Courtesy Andrea-Marie Stark Stark’s house is one of several that survived the inferno on her block, but its proximity to the flames meant everything inside was coated with a thick layer of soot.
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Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
Any spark could quickly turn into a rapidly spreading inferno in these conditions.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
The narrow roads from these communities to larger thoroughfares have made evacuations difficult — and sometimes deadly — as residents have fled from California’s increasingly intense infernos.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2025
Video and photos on social media show firefighters battling the inferno before eventually containing it.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
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Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
Any spark could quickly turn into a rapidly spreading inferno in these conditions.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
The narrow roads from these communities to larger thoroughfares have made evacuations difficult — and sometimes deadly — as residents have fled from California’s increasingly intense infernos.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2025
Video and photos on social media show firefighters battling the inferno before eventually containing it.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Inferno.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inferno. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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