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Park grilled Moore on reporting by The Times that firefighters warned a battalion chief about the Lachman fire not being fully extinguished.

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Selling the house and extinguishing all outstanding debts and using the remainder to pay cash for a smaller house is a great idea, especially if you are lacking sufficient investments to see you through retirement.

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Power infrastructure and failure to extinguish an arson-caused fire have been the suspected culprits behind recent devastating blazes.

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By midnight, the fire had been extinguished, with ventilation fans used to clear smoke.

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The fuses had been lit and could not be extinguished.

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