Sentence examples for douse a fire from inspiring English sources

Another son, Yazen, had been shot in the leg in 2000 by a soldier while collecting water to douse a fire in the garden caused by an army flare.

Seeking to douse a fire that some of their own leaders had ignited, the finance ministers of the biggest five E.U. members rushed out a statement last week at the Group of 20 summit meeting emphasizing that any future burden-sharing imposed on bondholders of a euro-zone state unable to meet its debts would not apply retroactively.

Men called siphonarii were in charge of deploying pumps that could bring water in and douse a fire.

You have to come in with a helicopter and douse a fire," he said.

Yet when firefighters were called to the warehouse at 10 50 on Wednesday night, they attempted to douse a fire there with water cannons, according to several reports in Chinese media.

Given the resentments against Indonesia's heavy-handed rule, massive road building across Papua's remote indigenous lands could be like dousing a fire with gasoline.

The sit-in outside of police headquarters began with a burst of tension, as police officers took down tents and doused a fire that had been set to keep the protesters warm.

Never attempt to douse an electrical fire with water, as this can lead to electrocution.

The storm could help the city out in one respect, by dousing a marsh fire that has been burning hundreds of acres over the past week in an unpopulated area of eastern New Orleans, sending a giant cloud of smoke over the rest of the city.

Low water pressure from a hydrant and forget about dousing a home fire.

The rash of suspected arsons started about 11 p.m. Saturday, when firefighters doused a Dumpster fire in a shopping center at 1500 Adams Ave . police said.