But the disruption of the storm's force came too late to save him.
These disruptions, of course, can come in a variety of forms, some less fiery than others.
Was it simply the disruption of the cycles which, she had been warned, might come with living by artificial yellow light?
The disruption came at the end of the third week of the trial.
The sport is so hypnotic to watch that such disruptions come as a vicious shock.
But when the disruption comes from thunderous jets flying overhead, there is not much a town can do.
For the stock markets, the disruption could have come at a much worse time.
The disruption comes some two weeks before the final 12 stations of the Circle Line are opened for service.
The biggest disruptions in our lives come when the everyday things we take for granted stop working.
So it's noted outside when a disruption comes along that is fundamentally divisive.