71.   Firefighters were also battling unsucessfully to control a fire in the southeastern province of Albacete and officials said the flames could spread to the neighboring Andalusian province of Jaen.

72.   Firefighters battled throughout the night but were unable to bring the fire under control.

73.   Thirty firefighters are also battling a quick-burning, fire near Mable Lake, northeast of Enderby, in the north Okanagan area of British Columbia.

74.   Unrest persisted after midnight as firefighters battled several blazes around the city, but overall violence had subsided, an AFP reporter monitoring the disturbance said.

75.   Meanwhile, firefighters were battling a large fire south of the capital Canberra on the New South Wales border.

76.   Police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and used water cannons to quell the rioters while firefighters battled the flames, which were quickly extinguished.

77.   Police again fired tear gas, rubber bullets and used water cannons to quell the rioters while firefighters battled the flames, which were quickly extinguished.

78.   The fire broke out Monday while employees were out for lunch and firefighters had battled it in vain, it said.