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Diddy's Ustream Catches A Model's Hair Being Ignited

Matt Toder · 12/16/10 11:14AM

All seemed totally normal during Diddy's Ustream party last night, just a couple of guys hanging with some chicks in a hot tub. Then, things got a little crazy when a candle ignited a woman's hair.

Watch a Heroic Cop Save a Woman From a Burning Car

Annie Fleming · 12/03/10 11:10AM

A woman's car burst into flames following a highway accident. Somehow a cop managed to remove her from the burning vehicle by shooting the passenger window and dragging her limp body to safety. Footage of the rescue inside.

Real-Life Towering Inferno Kills Dozens in Shanghai

Richard Lawson · 11/15/10 02:01PM

A fire in a 28-story high-rise in China's largest city has killed an early estimate of 42 people. A section of the building was under renovation when the blaze started. The fire is out now, but search-and-rescue efforts continue.

The Night James Franco Threw a Phone

Maureen O'Connor · 10/15/10 03:26PM

James Franco hates bloggers, and hair is highly flammable. These were the lessons from James Franco's book party, where he angrily told me to "go away." Then he grabbed and threw a reporter's phone. Then someone's hair lit on fire.

The Roof Is On Fire

Richard Lawson · 07/08/10 04:51PM

A large fire has broken out in a building at the corner of Houston Street and Avenue A in downtown Manhattan. Pic: joshspear Update: Looks like it's out!

Brazil on Fire

Max Read · 06/20/10 10:43PM

[Fires blaze on a mountain in Rio de Janeiro early Sunday morning. They must have been good luck—Brazil thrashed Cote D'Ivoire 3-1 in a World Cup match a few hours later. Pic via AP.]

Dragon Breath

Brian Moylan · 06/10/10 06:50PM

[A clown in El Salvador protests bandits dressing up like clowns to rob and kill people by spitting a huge ball of fire into the air. Image via AP]

Amazing Anamorphic Fire Illusion

Jon Martin · 04/22/10 10:57AM

As the man behind the camera moves around this room, the symbols made with candles seem to change shape. These kind of illusions are called anamorphic illusions and require the viewer to change vantage point.