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Massive wildfire cloaks Brazilian capital in haze of smoke

A massive wildfire that blazed for two days and destroyed 20% of a forest in the Brazilian capital may have been started by arsonists.

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Massive wildfire cloaks Brazilian capital in haze of smoke

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  1. Massive wildfire cloaks Brazilian capital in haze of smoke

  2. A photographer take a photos of a wildfire in Brasilia's National Forest in Brasilia, Brazil, September 4. The fire broke out at the peak of the dry season when vegetation is parched and temperatures high allowing flames to spread fast. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  3. Flames rise from wildfires in Brasilia's National Forest in Brasilia, Brazil, September 4. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  4. A person pours water from a bucket to extinguish a small pocket of fire, as wildfires burn in an area of Brasilia's National Forest, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 4. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

  5. Firefighters ride a vehicle to extinguish a wildfire in an area of Brasilia's National Forest, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 4. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  6. A drone view shows smoke rising from wildfires in an area of Brasilia's National Forest, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 4. The forest was cut in size by almost half in 2022 to give way to urban development by the government of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro, who reduced environmental controls and allowed deforestation to surge in the Amazon rainforest. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

  7. A drone view shows wildfires in an area of Brasilia's National Forest, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 4. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

  8. Firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire in an area of Brasilia's National Forest, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 4. A record drought in the Amazon increased fires in the rainforest for the month of August to the highest level since 2010, government data showed on Sunday. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

  9. Firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire in an area of Brasilia's National Forest, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 4. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  10. A firefighter walks in front of flames rising from a wildfire in an area of National Forest Brasilia, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 4. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

  11. Flames rise from wildfires in Brasilia's National Forest in Brasilia, Brazil, September 4. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  12. A drone view shows wildfires in an area of Brasilia's National Forest, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 4. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

  13. Firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire in an area of National Forest Brasilia, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 4. Last year's rains came late and were weaker than usual because a weather pattern, known as El Nino, was supercharged by climate change, leaving the rainforest especially vulnerable to this year's fires. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

  14. A drone view shows wildfires in an area of Brasilia's National Forest, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 4. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  15. A drone view shows wildfires in an area of Brasilia's National Forest, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 4. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

  16. A firefighter walks as smoke from wildfires covers the Esplanade of Ministries in the background, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 4. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

  17. A drone view shows wildfires in Brasilia's National Forest in Brasilia, Brazil, September 4. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

  18. A drone view shows wildfires in an area of Brasilia's National Forest, in Brasilia, Brazil, September 4. The National Forest of Brasilia is a conservation area that extends over 5,600 hectares of woodland that protects the springs that are the source of 70% of the city's freshwater. REUTERS/Adriano Machado

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