The situation was complicated by the spread of a serious forest fire.

形势因一场严重的森林火灾的蔓延而复杂化了。

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A lamp exploded in one of them near the shore and the fire speedily spread.

其中一条靠岸的船上的油灯爆炸，火势迅速蔓延。

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A product of fire and a component of smoke, carbon monoxide is among the pollutants that wildfires spread across much of western Russia.

作为火灾的产物，烟尘的成分，一氧化碳是俄罗斯西部大部地区森林大火的污染物之一。

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Kollie says news of Jackson's death spread like a dry brush fire.

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They will only put it out if it's a fire in the home of a subscriber or if it starts to spread and to threaten the home of a subscriber.

他们只扑灭发生在会员家里的火灾,或者是即将蔓延到他们会员家里的火灾。

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One particular question they plan to address is whether the behaviour and severity of the High Park fire was affected by the spread of mountain pine beetle, a pest that is rapidly overrunning Colorado because its breeding season has been extended by the warming climate.

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Seven oxygen cylinders being stored in the loft of a house caused the fire which quickly spread to three other properties in the terraced row.

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Peabody says he found four locations in the house where fires had been intentionally set and a line of phone books that helped the fire spread.

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