11.   A major blaze engulfed an office tower block in downtown Bombay on Wednesday, prompting a dramatic rescue by firefighters backed up by helicopters.

12.   Chinese firms and local authorities are continuing to put profits before fire prevention, allowing major blazes to continue to take lives and disrupt production, reports said Wednesday.

13.   Martagov said that firefighters could not really start tackling a major blaze at an oil refinery on the outskirts of Grozny until Monday.

14.   Satish Dehri said the fire brigade did not have enough stations to cope with major blazes on the edge of the city.

15.   The Bikaner fire is the fourth major blaze to have engulfed an Indian army ammunition depot in the past year.

16.   The fire was the second major deadly blaze to hit Hong Kong in little more than two months.

17.   The explosions started a major blaze which charred the coach and derailed three adjoining cars of the express train.