11.   A passing navy frigate spotted the fire but did not need to intervene.

12.   He said an unidentified supervisor spotted the fire and sounded an alarm, alerting fellow workers who fled shortly before the first blast.

13.   His assistant, Ashraf Naguib, first spotted the fire coming from the rear.

14.   It happened when he spotted a fire in the Sepang forest reserves while on his way to the site of the Malaysian Wetland Conservation not far from KLIA.

15.   Officers patrolling the area spotted the fire just after midnight and doused it with a fire extinguisher.

16.   One of the factory workers who stays nearby spotted the fire and alerted the owner who in turn called the department.

17.   Reports said rescuers spotted a fire, but it turned out to be unconnected with the plane.

18.   RAI state television said the fire was spotted by a motorist who called firefighters.

19.   The fire was spotted by a man who was walking to work along the block of rowhouses, some abandoned.

20.   The fire was spotted on Thursday, but efforts to contain the blaze were frustrated by strong winds which fanned the flames.