1.   Gypsy warriors drawn to battle by the promise of five-figure paychecks, they attack the advancing flames with only what they can carry.

2.   Six air tankers spearheaded the firefighting effort, dropping fire-retarding chemicals to slow the advancing flames.

3.   Tribal firefighters set their own backfires to protect against the advancing flames.

4.   Authorities evacuated a nearby restaurant and a handful of houses ahead of the advancing flames but no property damage was reported.

5.   In eastern Caracas, crews fled rapidly advancing flames, and fires approached the key highway known as Avenida Boyaca.

6.   The number of dead may rise because people threw themselves into a river to avoid the advancing flames and are missing, said police Col. Napoleon Villa.

7.   Where will the Forest Service make its last stand against the advancing flames?

8.   Many vendors were trapped by the rapidly advancing flames because they feared abandoning their wares to looters.

9.   Quebec authorities decided Tuesday to halt its efforts at forming a liquid barrier with water bombers between Parent and the advancing flames.