1.   A fire had begun to spread in me.

2.   Curtis Seber, who lived in the apartment where the fire began, said he returned to see the building in flames.

3.   Fortunately, there was no explosion, and by Friday afternoon the fire gradually began to subside.

4.   I gave no thought to this until heavy mortar fire began to hit extremely close.

5.   The fire began because of a mishap in the kitchen.

6.   The fire soon began to burn merrily.

7.   The electric fire had begun to singe the bottoms of his trousers.

8.   Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began.

9.   She sizzled and singed, then the fire began to take a hold and flames leapt across her skin.