At the beginning of the twentieth century, on the Gulf Coast in the US state of Texas, there was a hill where gas leakage was so noticeable that schoolboys would sometimes set the hill on fire.
Fifty yards down this trail, we'll spread out, fan-wise. Now have your torches ready. At my signal, set fire to the woods. They're tinder dry; they'll burn like parchment. Are you with me?
Mrs. Meade and the doctor had lost their home when the Yankees fired the town and they had neither the money nor the heart to rebuild, now that Phil and Darcy were dead.
Just 2 days ago, suspected insurgents have attacked a village a few kilometres from Maiduguri killing at least 15 people including the traditional ruler of the village and setting the houses ablaze.
Four hundred people took to the streets of a district called Little India hurling glass bottles and railings at police and setting fire to police vehicles and ambulances.
A week ago, dozens of people were killed during a lengthy gun fight after suspected militants attacked the town of Damaturu where burnt police and military buildings.