A forest fire raging in a valley with orange flames rising to black night sky.

Thick smoke clouds and flames rise into the sky.

Baghdad, Iraq: Wide view of the flame rising from the Doura oil refinery, oil storage depots and a close up of the installation of the refinery.

Close up view of flames and smoke rising from a forest fire.

Aerial shot over a bushfire in New Zealand as it devastates bushland and shrouds the scene in a thick brown smoke. Small orange flames burning the grasslands.

Orange flames erupting against black night sky as a forest fire rages on hills.

Close up view of a raging yellow and orange fire with flames rising against black smoke in the background.

Various shots of a metal worker wearing full safety gear and welding components with an intense blue flame for van manufacturers.

Aerial view over a raging forest fire. Lots of smoke rising to the sky with burning ground glowing in orange and red colours as the flames destroy forest.

Barrow Island, Australia. Waste gas burns in bright flames in the foreground while a 'nodding donkey' oil pump operates in the background.

Orange flames engulfing vegetation on hillside with orange smoke rising in the black night sky.

Kirkuk, Iraq: Various long shots of Kirkuk showing buildings, mosque and an oil gas flame in the background, wider shot of the oil gas flame burning, wide shot of a church, shots of traffic.

Barrow Island, Australia. A silhouetted 'nodding donkey' oil pump operates in the background while waste gas burns in a bright flame in the foreground throwing a visible haze effect into the air.

Raging flames rise to black night sky from a furious forest fire.

Various close ups of gas hobs being ignited, with blue coloured flames emanating.

Close up of orange flames burning magnificently in a rainforest in Equadorian Amazon.

Barrow Island, Australia. A silhouetted 'nodding donkey' oil pump operates in the background while waste gas burns in a bright flame in the foreground throwing a visible haze effect into the air.

Yellow flames rising against black night sky as forest fires rage on hillside.

China: China launches its first moon orbiter. As it is launched, flames appear and smoke billows out into the surrounding countryside.

Huge flames and a plume of smoke rising into sky from a raging fire.

CU of orange flames burning off gas from oil wells in a rainforest. Trees are seen through heathaze in the background.

Bright yellow flames rise from hillside against black night sky.

Barrow Island, Australia. A silhouetted 'nodding donkey' oil pump operates in the background while waste gas burns in a bright flame in the foreground throwing a visible haze effect into the air.

Taiwan: Thousands of paper lanterns are released into the evening sky sending good wishes for the start of the Year of the Dragon

Aerial shot over brushland in New Zealand being consumed by a vibrant orange bushfire.

Barrow Island, Australia. A 'nodding donkey' oil pump silhouetted against the setting sun. A golden glow fills the frame.

Manchester, England: Worker in Thomas Storey factory welding pieces of metal machinery in manufacturing process

Barrow Island, Australia. A 'nodding donkey' oil pump silhouetted against the setting sun. Clouds creep across the sun's face.

Barrow Island, Australia. A 'nodding donkey' oil pump silhouetted against the setting sun. Clouds creep across the sun's face.

Two firefighters in protective clothing and helmets gripping and pulling large water hose slowly moving forward towards fire, firemen may be taking part in training exercise

Thailand, Chiang Mai: Mass of balloon lanterns released into the sky with firework sparks emitting from some.

Thick smoke clouds rise into the sky.

Waves lapping against volcano edge. Steam rises from lava trailing into sea. Guatemala.

A Dirigible (airship) catches fires in midair and plummets to earth.

Iraq: A plume of black smoke and fire billowing from a pipeline.

Greece: Various shots of forest fires in Greece at night.

Close view of male hand with dirty fingernails lighting incense stick with match, smoke emanates from below, close view of joss stick burning

Bushland covered in a bright red, all consuming fire with the ground glowing with heat.

Greece: Various night shots of forest fires burning on a hilside.

Iraq: A thick plume of black smoke and fire billowing from a pipeline in a deserted area

Fire-fighters with hose partially silhouetted against smoke glowing from fire. Shot of fire-fighters attempting to extinguish intensely-burning structure