1.   Detectives said the fire appeared to have started in several places at once.

2.   Although the fire appeared potentially disastrous at first, fire marshals and structural engineers say the integrity of the sandstone structure remains sound.

3.   At home in Roswell, Barrington noticed how often fire appears on TV.

4.   After a towering wall of smoke and debris cleared, a fire appeared to be burning at the site.

5.   All the fires appear to have been set with a sophisticated starter system linking telephones, timers, heating rods and deposits of gasoline and benzene.

6.   But the fire appeared to have been concentrated in a second-floor apartment occupied by several young men, neighbors said.

7.   Darkness often makes fire appear much closer than it is, he said.

8.   Detective Sgt. David Kieffer said that the fire appeared to be electrical in origin but that the investigation was continuing.

9.   Hilbert said that officials had not pinpointed a precise cause, but that the fire did not appear to be suspicious.