Direction: In the question below, there are two statements. Each statement consists of two blanks. You have to choose the option which provides the correct set of words that fit both the blanks in both the statements appropriately and in the same order making them meaningful and grammatically correct.

A major fire gutted a leading textile showroom in Surat, with fire and rescue services ____________ struggling to __________ the blaze in an operation extending for over 10 hours.

Lake Superior and Abrahm fire __________ reached the spot to ___________ the blaze. Officials brought the fire under control with the help of three fire engines.