Sentence examples for blazes ignited from inspiring English sources

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fire crews on Friday had extinguished all but 38 of the more than 2,000 blazes ignited in California in the past month, allowing most mandatory evacuations to be lifted so residents could return home.

Fire crews had prepared for the possibility of flare-ups and new blazes igniting near the existing Woolsey fire footprint, said California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Division Chief Chris Anthony.

This is what happened on the day the blaze ignited.

A statement read on Saudi state television said firefighters had put out a blaze ignited by what was described as a small explosion.

Farther north, a small blaze ignited in a popular recreation area, and Santa Fe national forest officials considered some youth camps and campgrounds threatened.

The blaze, ignited by lightning this month, has forced the evacuation of about 2,250 homes and has grown to more than 150 square miles, but it has not led to any deaths or serious injuries, fire officials said.

On Nov. 29, 1988, Kansas City firefighters were responding to two fires at a highway construction site when one blaze ignited a huge blast in a storage trailer filled with explosives, killing six firefighters.

No injuries were reported in any of the fires, but authorities said that one blaze ignited and blew up a 1982 Mercury parked outside 20 Pierrepont Street, another damaged a 1980 AMC Eagle parked outside 142 Hicks Street and a third burned a shed in a courtyard at 30 Pierrepont.

The subsequent blaze ignited the door and scorched the home's facade.

The blaze, ignited by lightning on July 9, was 70% contained and some crews in southern areas were being sent home.

Farther north, a small blaze ignited in a popular recreation area where Santa Fe National Forest officials considered some youth camps and campgrounds threatened.