Fire chiefs, industry leaders, ministers and academic have been considering how to tackle the growing threat.

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The fund’s board agreed on Thursday, at its first extraordinary meeting, to set the money aside, the first time the fund has responded to a disaster, after Nepal became the first country to invoke its emergency procedures

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The fund’s board agreed on Thursday, at its first extraordinary meeting, to set the money aside, the first time the fund has responded to a disaster, after Nepal became the first country to invoke its emergency procedures

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