Sentence examples similar to fire declined from inspiring English sources

There were examples of Mr. Thompson's unbalanced prosecutorial style: seeking (and receiving) a max sentence for Marcell Dockery, only 16 years old at the time, who was charged with murder for allegedly lighting a mattress on fire; declining to prosecute Will Groomes, a retired corrections officer who shot and killed an unarmed man in a busy Brooklyn subway station.

Although it receives fire data from fewer than half of New Jersey's municipalities, the State Division of Fire Safety said the number of fires declined to 21,000 in 1999 from 31,000 in 1989.

On highways, vehicle fires declined 64percentt from 1980 to 2013.

For a natural fire, the structural resistance is ensured in the way that the collapse does not occur during the fire, including fire decline phase, or alternatively for a certain period.

Fire officials declined.

Police and fire officials declined to comment on the reports.

Eventually, Davis said, prosecutors concluded that "there's a lot of smoke and no fire," and declined to charge him.

Ms. Carter said her department was working with other agencies investigating the fire but declined to discuss details.

Shirley Brannon, the administrator of the home for the past 20 years, appeared at a news conference Tuesday to discuss the fire but declined to talk about Mr. Dupont.

"As smoke alarm laws were enacted, more of these life safety devices went into homes and death rates from fire have declined," Mr. Morelle said.

The police and fire officials declined to identify the victims last night pending notification of their families, but described them as a man and a woman in their late 40's or 50's.