Firefighting is the practice of attempting to extinguish a conflagration, protect life and property, and minimize damage and injury. One of the goals of fire prevention is to avoid conflagrations. When a conflagration is extinguished, there is often a fire investigation to determine the cause of the fire.
She's Mandela's third wife: Mandela was first married to Evelyn Mase, but their marriage ended in divorce. In his biography Long Walk to Freedom, Mandela has said Mase made him choose between family and politics. He later married Winnie Mandela, a firebrand who became his voice when he was in prison.
Former South African President Nelson Mandela pictured in March 1999. Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images. Nelson Mandela, the first black president of South Africa credited with ending apartheid there, died Thursday at his home in South Africa.