Winds blew the cloud over northern France on Monday night and then into England.

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The flames are expected to destroy between 50 to 90 percent of the oil in that section, and winds should blow the resulting cloud of smoke and soot out to sea, said Lt.

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Eurocontrol, the European air traffic management organization, sees no impact on the European mainland for now, but shifting winds may carry the ash cloud to parts of Scotland and Ireland within the next 24 hours.

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Onjefu smiled and agreed, reminding the man of his sermon, which noted that rains and winds in the area had helped tame the blaze, and kept the poisonous cloud of fumes away from the center of town.

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