31.   The blaze started Tuesday, Warriner said.

32.   The blaze started in a room on the first floor, reportedly in a mattress.

33.   The blaze started shortly before midnight Tuesday in the Hauts-de-Seine region.

34.   The blaze started on the third floor of the sprawling six-story building, trapping people in the upper floors, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.

35.   The blaze started shortly after midnight in two sofas on the ground floor of the four-story building housing asylum seekers, mainly from Africa, investigators said.

36.   The blazes started late last week in rural areas and spread, fanned by sweltering temperatures and high winds.

37.   The blaze started late Tuesday in the Hauts-de-Seine region west of the French capital.

38.   The blaze started shortly after midnight and quickly destroyed one of three wings, firefighters said.

39.   The first blazes started late last week in rural areas amid sweltering summer temperatures.

40.   The fire department said the blaze started with an electricity generator.