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Fires Continue to Burn in Eastern Italian Region of Abruzzo

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   ItalianFirefighters, civil protectionvolunteers, andAlpine troopsare
   working around the clock in trying to put out the fires that have
   engulfed the hundreds of hectares of woodland around the city of
   L'Aquila in the eastern region of Abruzzo.

   Thefires werestill burning for the third daySunday,after the area was
   set ablaze byan act of arson.

   L'Aquila's Mayorposteda statement on his Facebook page, saying that
   fourCanadair aircraft,threehelicopters and more than 150 peoplewere
   participating in an operation to put the flames under control.

   Firefightershave also been usingdrones equipped with thermal imaging
   cameras to locate the origin of the fires.

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