WEEK IN PHOTOS: Burning People, Planet Birth, and More

WEEK IN PHOTOS: Burning People, Planet Birth, and More
WEEK IN PHOTOS: Burning People, Planet Birth, and More
WEEK IN PHOTOS: Burning People, Planet Birth, and More
WEEK IN PHOTOS: Burning People, Planet Birth, and More
WEEK IN PHOTOS: Burning People, Planet Birth, and More
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South Russell, Ohio, September 19, 2009--You could say they're all fired up: Seventeen people in protective gear set themselves ablaze to break the world record for the most people engulfed in fire at the same time.

The stunt, which lasted 43.9 seconds, shattered the previous record of 12 burning people set in Spain, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper.
—Photograph by Amy Sancetta/AP
 

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