inferno

Example Sentences

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The historic Union Corner, at the junction of Union Street and Gordon Street, was destroyed in the inferno on Sunday night after flames took hold in a vape shop.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Times investigations uncovered the alert failure in January of last year, and later found that almost no fire trucks were in that side of the community as the inferno raged through.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

Prosecutors investigating the deadly New Year bar inferno in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana have accepted Italy's request for legal assistance, Switzerland's justice ministry said Friday.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Most of those impacted by the inferno at Le Constellation were Swiss, but a total of 19 nationalities were among the fatalities and the wounded.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

I asked my father as we watched the inferno envelop the bundles.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya