1.   Firefighters took more than an hour to bring the fire under control.

2.   It took a long time to bring the fire under control, the local pubs kept open for three days and nights.

3.   The fire brigade arrived promptly and the fire was quickly brought under control.

4.   The fires were brought under control.

5.   Twenty firemen are trying to bring the fire under control.

6.   Around thirty fire fighters were needed to bring the fire under control.

7.   The fire was brought under control, preventing further destruction in a neighbouring classroom.

8.   Six firemen took more than an hour to bring the fire under control.

9.   Asked if this meant the fire might be brought under control here, another hotshot team member, Chris White, laughed.