21.   Firefighters were met by a horrific scene when they rushed to battle the rapidly spreading blaze.

22.   He described the horrific scene outside the hardware store.

23.   In a month of war, the breakaway republic of Chechnya has been the stage of horrific scenes of death, mayhem and victimization.

24.   It suspended the forced repatriations after an international outcry over the horrific scenes of chaos and suffering.

25.   On the walls of the temple, horrific scenes etched in black stone warn the faithful to live a virtuous life or risk the tortures of hell.

26.   Russian President Boris Yeltsin ordered the bombing ended Tuesday, after horrific scenes of death and destruction prompted criticism from a number of governments, including the United States.

27.   Some describe horrific combat scenes.

28.   The collapse of their simple wood-frame house paled in comparison to the horrific scene that awaited them on the road.

29.   The head-on crash produced a horrific scene of carnage, with bodies strewn across the road and the asphalt painted red with blood.

30.   The horrific scenes of death and destruction coming out of Chechnya have also prompted a number of foreign governments, including the United States, to express sharp concern.