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Smoke and air flows when the door to the fire compartment is open. Smoke spread in a stairway with open windows and an open door to the fire area a) without a PPV fan and b) with a PPV fan in front of the main building entrance.

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Pedestrians and beachgoers stand on the shore near Venice Beach as lifeguards, right, bring in a swimmer rescued from the water after a lightening strike Sunday July 27, 2014 in Los Angeles. Authorities said lightning struck 14 people, leaving two critically injured, as rare summer thunderstorms swept through Southern California on Sunday. (AP Photo/Steve Christensen)

Gallery Texas Workers Attacked by Bees

Firefighters use a foam water spray to ward off a swarm of bees as they treat man who was attacked by them Thursday morning, July 24, 2014, at Weeks Park in Wichita Falls, Texas. At least three members of a tractor mowing crew received multiple stings in the attack along Holliday Creek. (AP Photo/Wichita Falls Times Record News, Torin Halsey)

Gallery Fierce Storm Hits Virginia Campground

In this aerial photo people inspect damage at Cherrystone Family Camping & RV Resort in Northampton County, Va., Thursday, July 24, 2014, after a severe storm swept through the area. Softball-sized hail and rain toppled dozens of trees and flipped recreational vehicles at the campground Thursday, killing two people and injuring more than two dozen, officials said. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, L. Todd Spencer)

Gallery North Dakota Industrial Park Fire

Emergency vehicles respond to a large fire in an industrial section of Williston, N.D. in the early hours of Tuesday, July 22, 2014. The site is near three oil companies and a rail line, just east of Williston's downtown. Explosions could be seen and heard at the scene. Police attributed them to barrels but didn't immediately say what was in them. No injuries were immediately reported. (AP Photo/Josh Wood)

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