Sentence examples for debris fires from inspiring English sources

Debris fires from the rioting the night before burned at many intersections.

Under the piles of debris, fires that are still smoldering heat the steel girders into red-hot chunks that must be hosed down.

After hours of sifting through charred debris, fire marshals and police investigators determined that the blaze had been intentionally set.

The explosions of a propane tank and an electrical transformer helped spread burning debris, fire officials said.

The condition could allow debris to collect between the skid plate and exhaust, increasing the "potential for an underbody debris fire".

Four construction workers and four pedestrians were treated at hospitals for cuts and other minor injuries from the falling debris, fire officials said.

According to Battalion Chief Mike McClanahan, a quick-thinking neighbor noticed smoke and ran over to tackle the debris fire.

Emergency workers recovered three bodies overnight, and were now using cranes to search under large pieces of debris, fire official Emanuele Gissi told AFP. "We cannot know if there are survivors remaining, but it's our job to search," he said.

Only move a victim with a suspected head or spinal injury if absolutely necessary, such as to escape falling debris, fire or rising water.

And there is film of emergency-response workers, most without respirators or masks, digging through the debris while fires smoldered.

Even so, at least one death has been reported, and others were injured by falling debris and fires (gas line ruptures are common in earthquakes).