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Radosław Gburzyński

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    Fire in scrap metal hold of bulk carrier at Gdańsk port; 17 fire units and two vessels deployed

    A fire broke out in the cargo hold of a Panama-flagged bulk carrier loaded with scrap metal at the Szczecin Quay in Gdańsk port late Thursday night. Firefighters with 17 units and two firefighting vessels are still working to control the blaze as of Friday morning.

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Kyiv burns, Dresden hums

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The day’s hardest news came from Kyiv, where Russia’s overnight barrage killed civilians and reopened the argument over whether Ukraine’s allies are moving fast enough. Elsewhere, heat, fire, artificial intelligence and old-fashioned negligence pressed governments to show that they can still manage physical risk, not just announce plans.

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