11. The blaze began when winds knocked down some power lines. 12. Two surprise flare-ups occurred shortly after noon just south of the highway, about a mile from Suffolk County Community College, where the blaze began Thursday afternoon. 13. Police said the blaze began at the Knapp Chemical Co. factory. 14. A fire at a trailer home early Wednesday killed five people, including three children who had been in the bedroom where the blaze apparently began. 15. An earlier report said the blaze began on the fourth floor, where hotel furniture was being stored. 16. Authorities believe the larger blaze began with ashes from an illegal trash fire. 17. But strong winds caused sporadic flare-ups and the blaze began spreading again Thursday. 18. Costa denied earlier reports that the blaze began in the truck loaded with polystyrene. 19. Earlier reports suggested the blaze began in the truck loaded with polystyrene, loaded in the rear of the first train section. 20. Fire investigators said they found a methamphetamine lab near the fire pit where they believe the blaze began. |