11.   When the buildings burned and collapsed, they sent into the air a cloud of very fine particles of all kinds of materials.

12.   Authorities late Thursday night were unsure of the number of buildings burned or threatened, and could not confirm the broadcast reports.

13.   But buildings have burned for days now, and international officials have blamed mostly Serb gangs torching buildings to threaten anybody who tried to stay.

14.   Buildings burned and artillery explosions rocked the capital of Sierra Leone on Monday as rebels and troops defending the government each insisted that they controlled Freetown.

15.   Chaos reigned and buildings burned Thursday as Serbs fled with bitterness and fear districts of Sarajevo that are to be handed over to their Muslim and Croat foes.

16.   Heavy fighting was reported at military bases and the royal palace, and some government buildings were seen burning.

17.   However, explosions and machine-gun fire echoed throughout surrounding hills and several buildings burned intensely.

18.   In Jura, a telephone exchange building also burned to the ground and at least six vehicles were damaged, said witnesses.

19.   It was too smoky to determine whether any buildings burned, Killebrew said.

20.   Municipal buildings have burned in Ilidza in recent days and a bicycle factory was ablaze Saturday.