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Fire

Somewhat informal; to terminate the employment of an employee. An employee may be fired for cause, such as for sexual harassment or absenteeism, or, in many cases, without cause. A fired employee is often eligible to collect unemployment insurance for a certain period of time.
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No one was injured during the fire, but fire crews have issued guidance for tumble dryer users to avoid appliances catching fire.
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Smartphones catching fire is not a new thing and there have been multiple instances of Apple's iPhone catching fire while charging in the past.
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TEHRAN (FNA)- Samsung has suspended production of the Galaxy Note 7 indefinitely and halted global shipments in the wake of more reports of the exchanged phones catching fire.
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5 million of its latest flgship device after reports showed that the smartphones were heating excessively and in some cases, catching fire, mostly while on charge - just two weeks after its Aug.
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Two fire engines from Rhyl and St Asaph were sent to Gwindy Street in Rhuddlan at 4:50am on Saturday morning after reports were made of an oven catching fire.
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