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Firefighters and planes battle a wildfire in the natural reserve of Monte Catillo in Tivoli, near Rome. Authorities are investigating the cause of the blaze. An anticyclone dubbed Lucifer has swept across Italy sending temperatures soaring and is expected to continue for several days. IMAGES
Images show firefighters at the site of a motorcycle warehouse that caught fire in an industrial area of Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. IMAGES
Spanish firefighters battle a wildfire that has already burnt more than 1.500 hectares in Valverdejo, near Cuenca, Western Spain. The fire, which is still not under control, remains under a high level of vigilance, while temperatures are very high. For the time being, the flames are not threatening the surrounding population. IMAGES
Images of firefighters trying to contain the fire that killed at least three people and injured nearly 300 after a truck packed with cylinders exploded just before midnight on Thursday night, turning the sky orange and setting fire to nearby homes and parked cars. IMAGES
Video footage released by the local firefighting brigade shows rescue efforts at a nightclub in Murcia, southeastern Spain, which killed at least seven people, according to emergency services. IMAGES
Firefighting helicopters drop water on a fire on Greece's Mount Parnitha near Athens, in the largest forest adjoining the capital, threatening a national park for a second day. A fire department spokesman told state television ERT there was an "explosion of fire" in a forest ravine early on August 24 that renewed the threat to inhabited areas. IMAGES