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Photos of the Week for August 23, 2013

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    Eight firefighters were injured battling a five-alarm blaze at St. John the Baptist Albanian Orthodox Church in a South Boston neighborhood Wednesday. Full story (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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    Firefighters work on a blaze that engulfed a four-story temporary construction building involved with repairs on the historic Hotel Bourbon de Conde, unseen, in Paris, Wednesday. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

    AP Photo/Las Vegas Fire and Rescue

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    In an apparent about-face, San Francisco Fire Department officials said Monday they will revisit restrictions on firefighters’ use of helmet-mounted cameras after concluding that footage from the Asiana Airlines crash showed the value of the devices. Full story (Image YouTube)

    AP Photo/Matt Rourke

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    Firefighters congregate next to land charred by a wildfire burning near The Dalles, Ore., on Monday. Dozens of homeowners were on alert and some were told to evacuate as strong winds made it tough for firefighters to contain several lightning-caused fires in the Columbia River Gorge. (AP Photo/Jonathan J. Coope)

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    A volunteer fire chief is threatening to pull an ambulance from a fire station over a dispute with how changes to the combination district’s collective-bargaining agreement impacts volunteers. Full story (Image WUSA 9)

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    Afghan security forces investigate the scene of an explosion while firefighters spray water on the area, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday. A bomb attached to a vehicle of a businessman exploded in downtown Kabul, but no casualties were reported, an official said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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    A firefighter scales down a rope as confetti are released in front of the Puerta de Toledo monument as part of a display and homage to the “Virgen de la Paloma,” patron saint of the firefighters during a procession in the streets in Madrid, Spain Thursday. (AP Photo/Paul White)

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