51.   Forest fires are a regular phenomenon during the dry season, but the three-month blaze has been one of the worst.

52.   Lana Rexroat, a mother of four from Clay Springs who is expecting a child in six weeks, sobbed after hearing the blaze was close to her town.

53.   Local Serbs said the blazes were part of an intensifying revenge campaign by Albanians.

54.   Mayor Cevdet Keser of Pamukova, site of the dump, said the blaze was so intense some were unable to leave their homes.

55.   Officials denied allegations that the blaze was the result of bungled backburning by overworked and fatigued fire crews.

56.   Officials told Kyodo News Service that one blaze was near a gas station, and a cut in water supplies made firefighting difficult.

57.   Officials have said the blazes are partly to blame for the poor harvest expected in Russia this year.

58.   Officials told Kyodo News Service that one blaze was near a gas station.

59.   On Monday, fire officials reported that the blaze was under control and posed no threat to nearby apartment blocks.

60.   Prescribed fire experts say the blazes can be an important tool to prevent catastrophic forest fires by clearing away the dead logs and underbrush that fuel the big fires.