21.   Officials feared the fire could spread to nearby oil tanks and touch off a massive inferno.

22.   Officials said they feared the fire could spread to nearby oil tanks, causing serious explosion and have requested foreign assistance to put the blaze out.

23.   One helicopter crashed into an empty guesthouse, which burst into flames that spread to nearby trees.

24.   Police with hoses put out the blazes before they spread to nearby buildings, witnesses said.

25.   Residents said they feared the violence could spread to nearby areas.

26.   The balze eset off by the blast spread to nearby buildings, including an ice cream factory.

27.   The demonstrations that began in Swat district have spread to nearby Dir and Malakand regions.

28.   The rampage continued Tuesday and by yesterday afternoon had spread to nearby towns despite the fact that parts of Medan had quieted down.

29.   The rioting spread to nearby Kaikoli, a university campus, where youngsters burned some kiosks believed to be owned by non-Timorese traders.

30.   The unrest had spread from nearby Tual, a city in the troubled province of Maluku, which has been hit by chronic rioting since January.