Around 1820, the vogue in Europe was the "stifling box, " a sealed container submerged in boiling water.

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Firefighters have sealed off a section of Chatelherault Country Park in Hamilton after a container marked as holding radioactive material was found.

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The fire service sealed the drum with putty and a bigger "jam-jar" container.

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