It took 200 firefighters using 39 fire appliances, three days to extinguish the fire.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The house was also set alight but the fire was extinguished.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It took two hours to extinguish the fire after ten engines were sent to the scene.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
To extinguish the fire, the most effective drink was lassi, a kind of liquid yoghurt.
Magnouloux, Bernard Travels with Rosinante (1990)