Firefighters tried to extinguish the flames.

消防队员奋力救火。

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It took about 50 minutes to extinguish the fire.

扑灭那场大火花了约五十分钟。

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The firemen did their best to extinguish the fire.

消防队员竭尽全力灭火。

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Red Adair developed modern methods to extinguish and cover burning oil wells.

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And,it was not just a random act, he wanted to extinguish this royal line.

这并不是一次无计划的行动,刺杀者想要灭绝这支皇室成员

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Adair also developed special equipment made of bronze metal to help extinguish oil well fires.

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Perhaps deliberately, perhaps as a side effect of the high interest rates required to extinguish inflation.

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Firefighters were called out to extinguish a burning vehicle early on Wednesday, officials said.

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"I didn't want to extinguish the fire that has lasted four generations, " says Tsuchiya.

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