Free Essay on A House on Fire for Kids – It was a dry day and it was night. The clock on the tower had struck twelve. I was sleeping on the roof of my house.
Suddenly I heard shouts of “Fire, Fire!” I woke up at once and looked out in the street. I saw a house on fire. It was at some distance away from my house.
I ran downstairs and reached the place. Many people had collected there. They were trying to put out the fire. They were throwing water and sand on it.
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But it did not prove of much help. A strong wind was blowing. Some cries were heard from inside the house. The house belonged to a shopkeeper.
Soon two fire-engines reached the spot. The firemen began to throw a lot of water with their hose-pipes. Two firemen entered the burning house.
They helped the family to come out. A child was burnt badly. It was brought out in a senseless state. Fortunately no one was killed.
It took the Fire-brigade about half an hour to control the fire. Much of the house was reduced to ashes. The shopkeeper had suffered a great loss.
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