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Recent Examples of charringSome of the bodies also showed signs of charring on certain parts of the skeleton, which further supports the theory that the remains were exposed to fire pre-burial, per the researchers.—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025 In some methods, these processes work by disrupting the combustion cycle, either by charring the fabric, releasing flame-suppressing gases, or creating an insulating layer.—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025 However, examination of charring on the skeletons — which were buried after being tightly folded into squatting positions — showed signs that they had been exposed to low heat over long periods of time, which would have dried out and preserved the bodies.—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025 The fire burned for 26 days, charring 23,000 acres in Orange and Riverside counties.—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025 What To Know In a Sunday update, the Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team said the two fires have burned more than 121,307 acres, with the Elk fire charring 14,635 acres and the Lee fire scorching 106,672 acres.—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
What began as a small brush fire on federal land soon roared into an inferno that would later reignite as the Palisades Fire, scorching more than 200 acres across the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.
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10 Oct. 2025
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