NEPAL Langtang National Park -- May 2009 -- Aftermath of a forest fire in Langtang National Park. Hundreds of forest fires across the Nepal Himalaya burnt thousands of hectares of forest in the spring of 2009 -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
NEPAL Langtang Himalaya -- Apr 2009 -- The aftermath of an extensive forest fire in the Langtang Himalaya of Nepal. Thousands of fires broke out in the dry winter months and burned through to a crescendo in the spring of 2009. Dozens of Nepali security forces died fighting the blazes and many were set intentionally by people being careless with fires, cigarettes and even starting fires deliberately to increase growth a grass which is collected in many of the high forest areas of Nepal -- Picture by Jon Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
NEPAL Langtang National Park -- Apr 2009 -- Forest fire in Langtang National Park. Hundreds of forest fires across the Nepal Himalaya burnt thousands of hectares of forest in the spring of 2009 -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
NEPAL Langtang National Park -- Apr 2009 -- Forest fire in Langtang National Park. Hundreds of forest fires across the Nepal Himalaya burnt thousands of hectares of forest in the spring of 2009 -- Picture by Jon Mitchell / Lightroom Photos
IRAQ Ramaila Oilfield -- 27 Mar 2003 -- Firefighters fight an oil blaze in Gas-Oil Separation Plant Six during the invasion of Iraq. Saddam Hussein ordered that pits of oil and some wells be set alight in a vain attempt to slow the coalition forces from reaching Baghdad, a strategem that failed. USMC photo (Released) -- Picture by Dick Kotecki / Lightroom Photos / USMC