The slash-and-burn farming on the island destroyed habitats for many endemic species.

The satellite operators scheduled deorbit burns to safely remove aging spacecraft from orbit.

The detective noted several powder-burns around the wound, indicating the shooter had fired at close range.

The medical examiner noted several powder burns on the victim's sleeve.

After the sailing accident, he treated the rope burns on his forearms with antiseptic and a cool compress.

After the wildfire, road burns along the old county route made driving perilous.

After the fall, he inspected the road burn on his knee and covered it with a sterile dressing.

After hours at the beach, he came home with an Indian burn across his shoulders.

Each summer, the old mill burns down despite firefighters' best efforts.

The town's history museum held a somber exhibit documenting a notorious book-burning that had taken place there during the 1930s.