21.   At the end of November, city fire officials called an end to the wildfire season because of rains.

22.   Before medical personnel arrived, firefighters worked to put out flames and to get people off the plane, fire officials said.

23.   A battalion chief at the time, the Los Angeles Fire Commission selected him as interim chief over several higher ranking fire officials.

24.   A fire official who spoke on condition of anonymity said fire marshals believed the blaze began accidentally, but would not release an official determination until Friday.

25.   A candle apparently toppled off a table and rolled under the tree, which virtually exploded, fire officials said.

26.   A high-rise building in midtown Manhattan was damaged in a fire Wednesday and firefighters were investigating a report of an explosion at the scene, fire officials said.

27.   A fire at a nursing home in Stamford, Conn., killed three elderly residents on Saturday evening and injured at least seven others, fire officials said.

28.   A woman emerged, visibly shaken, as police and fire officials began arriving, he said.

29.   According to fire officials, the blaze apparently began in the garage and worked its way up toward the attic.

30.   According to initial reports from fire officials at the scene, plumbers were working on a boiler in the basement of the building when a fire started.