鎮ちん火か

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

extinguishing a fire; putting out a fire; dying out of a fire

Used for both active firefighting (transitive) and a fire going out naturally (intransitive). Common in news reports.

• 消しょう防ぼう隊たいが火か災さいを鎮ちん火かした。

  The fire brigade extinguished the fire.

• 火か事じはようやく鎮ちん火かした。

  The fire finally died out.