It took two hours to bring the fire under control.

花了两个小时才控制住火势。

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It took a long time to control the fire.

控制火势花了很长时间。

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Firemen had been fighting the forest fire for nearly three weeks before they could get it under control.

消防队员们同那场森林大火搏斗了将近3个星期才最后把火势控制住。

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Derbyshire Fire and Rescue said it had been a difficult fire to put out completely but it is under control.

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It took fire crews four hours to control the blaze in Pwllheli, Gwynedd.

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The fire, which was brought under control three hours after it started, burned the building to the ground, Russian news agencies reported.

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