1.   Gusty winds have been hampering firefighters battling a major blaze that is sweeping across the Tonto National Forest in Arizona.

2.   The unrelated fires were two of at least three major blazes that tested city firefighters Wednesday.

3.   At least six major fires still burned in the central province but officials said rain and cooler temperatures kept major blazes from spreading.

4.   Firefighters were nearing containment in major blazes in California and Utah.

5.   Fires also blackened Nevada and Northern California, with the major blazes mostly contained.

6.   Gusting winds have dropped off, helping firefighters contain major blazes that killed seven people and razed dozens of homes in Greece this week, authorities said Saturday.

7.   Major blazes in recent years have caused hundreds of deaths and billions of dollars in damge.

8.   Sixteen major blazes were burning across the nation Wednesday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho.

9.   Fire-fighters rapidly brought under control a major blaze which swept through the Treasury offices in central London on Tuesday, a spokesman said.

10.   A major blaze engulfed an office tower block in the heart of the Indian city of Bombay on Wednesday, sparking a dramatic helicopter rescue, witnesses said.