41.   The mountainsides are so steep at the crash site that firefighters had to rappel down to the wreck on ropes to find the bodies.

42.   The pilot suffered severe head injuries and a Heli-Tac firefighter had several broken bones, but both are expected to live.

43.   While he was confident firefighters had the blaze under control, he did run back in the house for something he forgot.

44.   Powell said firefighters had difficulty making their way through the houses because of safety concerns.

45.   A fire was still blazing there late in the European day, although firefighters had it under control.

46.   A firefighter had to perform an amputation with a chain saw to free one victim.

47.   After more than an hour of rescue efforts, firefighters had not had any verbal or visual contact with the man, spokeswoman Sue Stangl said.

48.   Authorities also asked residents in inner Sydney to use water sparingly after firefighters had trouble with water pressure while battling the infernos.

49.   Bliss said firefighters had to pluck one or two people from a second-floor balcony.

50.   Dale Frels, a spokesman for the fire department in Barstow, said some firefighters had to wade through frigid chest-deep water during the rescues.