I am the Vampire Lestat. I'm immortal more or less. The light of the sun, the sustained heat of an intense fire-these things might destroy me. But then again, they might not.
I set our house on fire when I was a little child playing with lighters. Boy, did I burn the place down!
Your own safety is at stake when your neighbor's wall is ablaze.
The professional arsonist builds vacant lots for money.
I'd rather fight 100 structure fires than a wildfire. With a structure fire you know where your flames are, but in the woods it can move anywhere; it can come right up behind you.
If Europe blazes in the late spring or summer, we must put our house in order before the sparks reach the Western Hemisphere.
Wildfires can leave the land with burn scars that last for years.
Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled. [Wood half-burnt is easily kindled.]
There has been a huge advance in technology, which has improved the safety of the cars incredibly, but there are still some heavy crash impacts and in certain circumstances there is still the chance of fire today.
It is your business when the wall next door catches fire.
At first, I was able to use a Bunsen burner attached to my mother's gas stove, but the use of the kitchen as a laboratory came to an abrupt end when a minor explosion involving hydrogen sulphide spattered the newly painted decor and changed the colour from blue to dirty green!
I've burned the trash a few times and it got away from me. I've caught the yard on fire. I've burnt up some acreage and had to call the fire department a couple of times.
We can no longer tolerate losing one more innocent child or putting one more firefighter at risk in a fire that could have been prevented at the cost of pennies by making a couple simple changes to the construction of a cigarette.
You shouldn't do that," said Laura. "You could set yourself on fire.
I decline utterly to be impartial as between the fire brigade and the fire.
There's nothing wrong with the car except that it's on fire.
I'm fascinated by fire. When I was four, I wore an American fireman's hat all the time, and I still have one in my office today. Glasgow used to be called 'Tinderbox City;' there were always fires, people getting killed.
California must be a really big fan of the 'Hunger Games.' Because it's always catching fire.
If you take 67 brush fires times 10 years, that's almost 700 right there. Those brush fires are incredibly dangerous, all those homes going down proved that.
We have at least 125 communities in Arizona at risk from wildfire, not because of review processes or litigation delays but because of a lack of federal funding on the ground to actually begin the projects.
Like, yes, we had a furniture fire get out of control in our backyard one time. But that didn't harm a single person.
I always recommend rewiring vintage lighting. It's not a bargain if your house burns down.
In my judgment, my buildings are less likely to burn to the ground during one of your visits if you are disoriented from being treated like a sultan.
The closest fires were near enough for us to hear the crackling flames and the yells of firemen. Little fires grew into big ones even as we watched. Big ones died down under the firemen's valor only to break out again later.
Always deep fry in a nonreactive, heavy pot with high sides, like an enameled Dutch oven. A heavy pot ensures even heating which means more even cooking.
