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  • vaporization
  • flash blindness
  • retinal burns
  • thermal flash skin burns anywhere from first to fourth degree
  • burns from secondary fires
  • cuts and trauma injury from flying debris
  • suffocation in shelter if firestorm removes oxygen
  • radiation sickness
  • radiation poisoning
  • injuries caused by flying debris
  • anemia and leukemia
  • various forms of cancer
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