inferno

Example Sentences

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A firebreak between Union Corner and the external wall of the station is thought to have stopped Sunday's inferno spreading further.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 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

A government committee has launched an investigation, but the cause of the inferno was not immediately clear.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

A tiny Swiss village is reeling from the "unimaginable" loss of numerous young people in the New Year inferno at a ski resort bar, including seven players on the same football team.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

With the boards on the windows, he can’t see the inferno in the store unless he looks through the front door.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas