31.   Investigators determined that the fire began at the rear of the building, beneath where the children slept.

32.   Investigators said the fire began in a common room, and its cause does not appear to be suspicious.

33.   Investigators suspect that the fire began in a DNA synthesizer, used in the pharmaceutical industry.

34.   It seemed certain to worsen the racial tensions that have swept through the region since the fires began.

35.   Mendocino County District Attorney Norman Vroman said the charred remains of a drug laboratory had been found where they believe the fire began.

36.   Nearly three hours after the fire began, it was out.

37.   Once more, fire has begun to play a key role in the forests.

38.   Police believe the fire began after an incendiary device was hurled into the building.

39.   Police said the fire began in an area of the Palais de Chaillot that was being renovated.

40.   Residents of the fourth floor, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the apartment where the first fire apparently began had been used by drug dealers.