1.   But the flames were beginning to burn him and the smoke was filling his head.

2.   The flames begin as a few streaks of red against the pale brown of the walls.

3.   But just as his candle was burning brightest, the flame began to consume him.

4.   By midnight, as the debris sank into the water, the flames began to lessen.

5.   Finally, when the flames began to scorch him, Jose announced he had changed his mind, was ready to jump and then leaped off the rooftop.

6.   However, flames may have begun to plague the plane during flight.

7.   Meanwhile, Santa Ana winds picked up and the flames began skipping past the lines of firefighters struggling to contain the blaze.

8.   Authorities notified residents before dawn that they might have to evacuate, but the flames began to subside as daylight broke and water-dropping helicopters arrived.

9.   Employees were able to get most of the Bahamian artifacts, paintings and archives out as flames began licking the roof, officials said.