fire at

Example Sentences

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County Fire battalion chief reported a structure on fire at the same intersection, according to last week’s county report.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

A 2024 dormitory fire at Hillside Endarasha Academy in Nyeri county killed 21 boys, prompting government promises of nationwide school safety audits and prosecutions, though it remains unclear whether the measures were implemented.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

And in 2012, one person died and 36 were injured in an explosion and chemical fire at a chemical plant in Himeji, Japan.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Firefighters are working to extinguish at fire at a recycling site in east Belfast.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

They could only shoot accurately from close range, and in order not to waste arrows they would swoop down, fire at the lowest part of their dive, and turn upward at once.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman