When Chops was caught under a wheel of a fire vehicle and died, the distraught fire fighters held a memorial for Chops and another firehouse cat, and received a "proper funeral so the men could pay their last respects," Gavan writes.
Within an hour, Orient caught fire under the combined attack of three ships and later exploded, effectively concluding the engagement in Nelson's favour.
Just a couple months after the ex- Enron chief financial officer sold his unfinished Houston mansion (to raise cash for bail), the house caught fire under mysterious circumstances.
Orient caught fire under this bombardment, and later exploded.
Across town, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power reported that — as thousands went without power — one of its transfer stations caught fire under the strain of triple-digit temperatures.
When this program, Connecting Adolescents to Comprehensive Health (CATCH) came under fire last year from groups that oppose access to family planning, the Bloomberg Administration stood strong.
On April 12 , 1927 for example, the Sherry Netherland Hotel caught fire while under construction; we don't know if Thomas actually saw the blaze, but the Yankees were home that week so he could have, and Alden places him at the scene.
The problem with inflammatory sales pitches is that they sometimes catch fire under combustible conditions, such as one of boxing's witching hour title bouts mixed with a boozed-up crowd.
Fatty cuts of chicken are more likely to catch fire under the high heat of the broiler.
