That fire is now 80 percent contained. The Los Angeles blaze is still largely out of control.

VOA: standard.2009.09.01

"They hear the tone in my voice which is the tone of a sergeant. I say: 'Sir,I can see you got your horse all saddled, you need to put that fire out.' They hear that tone, and that kind of tone that I just said, that gets you killed in Mississippi.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

For example: "There is no research that says that if you fire the principal you're going to get better results.

VOA: special.2010.03.18

This meant the Apollo Eight astronauts could fire the rocket that would send them from Earth orbit toward the moon.

VOA: special.2009.07.08

He knows that his life depends on his success in making a fire to warm himself and dry his clothes.

VOA: special.2010.05.21

But he added that they must use the money to support services like police, fire, education and health care.

VOA: special.2009.01.09

The fire was so big that American astronaut John Glenn could see it from space as he orbited Earth.

VOA: special.2009.03.22

The next day, they realized that the sand and natron under the fire had melted then cooled into glass.

VOA: special.2009.09.16

After thirty-six hours, Brown was captured in the building that served as the fire engine and guard house.

VOA: special.2009.11.06

He knew that if he opened fire, the United States and South Carolina would be at war.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

There's no research that says if you fire half the faculty you're going to get good results.

VOA: special.2010.03.18

We thought that that would be it." But the day after the fire, the mayor of the District of Columbia, Adrian Fenty,took action.

VOA: special.2009.08.21

The second was increased news reporting about a river so polluted that it caught on fire.

VOA: special.2010.04.21

That's his motto. He has great advice: 'don't set the kitchen on fire.'" Author Mohammed Naseehu Ali shared childhood memories of his mother's kitchen in Ghana.

VOA: special.2011.08.08