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Locklear asked that the lights at DeMille field be doused so he could see when he should pull out of his dive.

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The fire - which spread quickly both upwards and between the blocks - was only fully doused by Friday morning, and took more than 2,000 firefighters to bring under control.

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As a result, the blaze reignited in some places after being doused, they said.

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Firefighters continued to douse the building with water to cool the structure and prevent embers from re-igniting.

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“As a quarterback you have to take what they give you — and Jaylin did that,” said Gerard, whose players doused him with ice water after the awards ceremony.

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