1.   Board engineers said on Tuesday that the fire had disabled some parts of the plane almost immediately.

2.   An engine-room fire disabled the cruise ship Regent Star in Prince William Sound, and late Saturday the crew began transferring passengers to another ship.

3.   An engine room fire has disabled the Australian icebreaker Aurora Australis in sea ice, deep in Antarctic waters, scientists said Wednesday.

4.   The water supply to Balkhash was interrupted because the fire has disabled a power line providing electricity to the water pumps at Lake Balkash.