In the past, many suburban companies would burn confidential documents, but the federal Clean Air Act of 1975 severely curtailed such burning.

Said he was burning vital documents that must not fall into enemy hands.

At 8:30 am, the Syrians began blowing up their own bunkers, burning documents and retreating.

The field had burned documents and personal items - cigarette case, keys, and family photos - which appear to have belonged to the dead.

Besides items of clothes, it contained several partially burned documents.

As many as 3,000 people stormed government offices, overturned vehicles, burned documents and confronted officials, the news agency reported.

In the late 1469 or early 1470 Skoczów was destroyed by fire, which burnt all chartered privileges and other documents.

In 1933, the local government decided to burn documents that could compromise the Soviet regime.

Mrs Motsoaledi also recalls that her family also burnt several documents during this period.

On the same day, his home was burnt along with all his manuscripts, novels, poetry and documents.