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Reuters — Three people died and five were injured in Indonesia after protesters set fire to a regional parliament building, authorities said on Saturday, as demonstrations pose the first major test to President Prabowo Subianto’s government.
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CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
There’s no gas seeping into your household environment, and no risk that a naked flame will set fire to your kitchen.
—Ian Baker
august 26, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025
In 2019, a man set fire to the ground floor of a Kyoto Animation studio, killing thirty-six people.
—Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
In 2014, vandals tried to set fire to the shul, noted for the whimsical palm trees painted on either side of the ark, and its ceiling, which resembles a starry night.
—Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
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CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
There’s no gas seeping into your household environment, and no risk that a naked flame will set fire to your kitchen.
—Ian Baker
august 26, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025
In 2019, a man set fire to the ground floor of a Kyoto Animation studio, killing thirty-six people.
—Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
In 2014, vandals tried to set fire to the shul, noted for the whimsical palm trees painted on either side of the ark, and its ceiling, which resembles a starry night.
—Larry Luxner, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Set fire to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set%20fire%20to. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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