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Photos of the Week for August 16, 2013

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    Firefighters stand watch near the perimeter of the Elk Complex fire near the small mountain community of Pine, Idaho, on Wednesday. Full story (AP Photo/U.S. Forest Service)

    AP Photo/Australian Antarctic Division

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    Egyptian firefighters battle flames at the Giza governorate buildings that were stormed and torched by angry supporters of Egypt’s ousted president in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

    AP Photo/Las Vegas Fire and Rescue

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    A former EMT, who pulled over along George Washing Parkway (Wash.) for a breath of fresh air, was bitten by a copperhead snake — and then slapped with a $55,000 hospital bill. Full story (Image NBC News)

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    A firefighter walks near a refinery fire in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, Sunday. Lightning set fire to a storage tank at Venezuela’s Puerto La Cruz oil refinery and residents were moved out of the immediate area while local media showed images of thick black smoke rising from the facility. (AP Photo/Carlos Landaeta)

    AP Photo/John Javellana

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    A New York City man, who used a small boat to rescue his neighbors during Superstorm Sandy, has lost his house to a fire after his wife accidentally turned on the stove with her hip before they left their house. Full story (Image CBS2 News)

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    A firefighter breaks a window while fighting a fire in a shopping mall located in the city of Taguatinga, Brazil, Monday. According to the command of Firefighters, there were no victims. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

    AP Photo/Matt Rourke

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    Police officers look on a hotel building after its foundation cracked in Clermont, Fl., early Monday. Full story (AP Photo/WFTV/Myrt Price)

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