1·The New York fire brigade's ladders only reached the sixth storey, 30 feet (9 metres) short of the burning floors.
纽约消防队的消防梯只能到达六楼，离发生火灾的楼层还有30英尺（9米）远。
2·France plans to send a team of specialists, including 100 civil security staff, reinforced by members of the Paris fire brigade and regional fire services, the French Interior Ministry said.
——法国内务部表示：法国计划派出一支专家团队，团队由100名来自巴黎消防队和地区消防部门的民间安保人员组成。
3·"The winds are stronger and change direction all the time, spreading the fire even further, " said a fire brigade spokesman, Giannis Kapakis.
消防队发言人加尼斯.卡帕克思声称“风力愈加猛烈，风向变幻莫测，致使大火不断蔓延。”
4·A spokesperson for the London Fire Brigade said it received 445 emergency calls during Sunday night.
伦敦消防队发言人说他们周日晚间接到445个报警电话。
5·A spokesman for the Beijing fire Brigade says flames spread quickly throughout the building-which was still under construction-because sprinkler systems and fireproofing were not yet in place.
北京消防队的发言人表示，大火延烧整栋大楼的速度很快，因为这栋大楼还在盖，里头的洒水系统和防火设施都还没完成。