1.   By the time you reach the basement, you should be exhausted.

2.   Reports from Grozny said that thousands of civilians had scrambled into whatever basements they could reach when the strafing began.

3.   While Rivera went for water, Hernandez said he grabbed a fire extinguisher and saw heavy flames by the time he reached the basement.

4.   Firefighters may need several days to reach the basement to determine the cause of the collapse, he said.