Watch: Residents flee as cars and houses burn
Police and firefighters help families leave their homes amid disorder following a knife attack.
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Firefighters face a higher risk of skin cancer, but nano fabrics with tiny, rough fibers can help keep them safer
Wildland firefighters are exposed to a mix of harmful chemicals in the smoke they breathe and the ash and soot that gets on their clothing. Over long assignments fighting fires that can last for days to weeks, those chemicals can be absorbed by their skin.