1.   Carried along on an early evening wind, the flames destroyed much of an entire town.

2.   Flames destroyed the couch and damaged the walls but were quickly put out by firefighters using a fire extinguisher.

3.   Flames destroyed at least six buildings as the fire damaged parts of three downtown blocks.

4.   Flames destroyed three buildings and damaged several others.

5.   In the streets, policemen with assault rifles were on patrol and a bulldozer was leveling what the flames could not destroy.

6.   The flames destroyed nearly everything inside.

7.   At least three orangutans were killed by villagers when they entered food gardens after flames destroyed many wild fruit trees in the park, he said.

8.   Flames also destroyed vegetation around Ajaccio, but were quickly extinguished.

9.   He fled while flames destroyed their house, killing his little sister.

10.   The flames have destroyed huge areas of forest and the resultant smoke has spread, causing health problems hurting tourism in the region, he said.