41. Burning wreckage from the planes fell to a nearby forest where firefighters battled the blaze and searched for survivors. 42. But the cargo ship remained at sea under a cloud of smoke as crew members and firefighters battled a blaze that broke out after the crash. 43. Critics of the legislation insisted firefighters used to battling blazes in city buildings were not trained and equipped to deal with forest fires. 44. Departments from several neighboring departments were also called to help battle the blaze. 45. Dozens of aircraft and hundreds of firefighters, soldiers and civilian volunteers also battled large blazes on the nearby island of Chios. 46. Dozens of firefighters battled the blaze for hours before subduing it late Tuesday. 47. Earlier in the day, several hundred uniformed firefighters lined up at the funerals of two firefighters who died battling the blaze. 48. Eight firefighting aircraft and two helicopters were battling the blaze despite gale-force winds. 49. Firefighters and police in Lagos battled a blaze that started mid-morning in several stalls in a central market. 50. Firefighters battled the blaze for nearly eight hours Saturday, but at about midnight the tanker was rocked by another explosion, the report said. |