1.   The alarm was raised by a neighbour who spotted the fire on Saturday evening, then heard an explosion.

2.   As the years went by, however, lookouts often spotted fires before air surveillance planes.

3.   A transient spotted the fire and called for help.

4.   For instance, if you yelled fire in a crowded theater after spotting a fire, you might be hailed as a hero rather than a constitutional scofflaw.

5.   The state hired local married men, thinking that their wives would be around to get the phone calls in case a fire was spotted.

6.   Two ships, a Finnish freighter and another cruise ship, spotted the fire and sent lifeboats to pick up survivors.

7.   We spotted the fire from our house up the hill.

8.   When Lamb spotted the Lone fire, radio calls went out to a Forest Service station along the Salt River north of Mesa.

9.   A logging employee spotted the fires early Friday.

10.   A logging employee spotted the fires early Friday morning.