Therewasabigfireinoneofficebuildinginourneighborhoodataboutnine4o’clocklastnight.
Manyfiremenandfireenginescame.Inthebeginning,
wesawflameswiththickblacksmokecomingoutfromthesixthfloor;
andwealsoheardtheexplosionofthegastankmixedwiththenoisysoundsfromshatteringwindows.
Soonthefirespreadonebyonetothefloorsabove,andfinallyreachthetopfloor.
Somealuminumwindowframesandsomebrickwallsmetedandcollapsedfromtheheat.
Manypeoplelikemyselfstoodoutsideonthestreetswatchingthefireinhorrorasweheardthesirensandgasexplosions.
Luckilytherewasnooneinthatofficebuildingwhenthefirebrokeout.
Thefire-menwereunabletocontrolthefireuntilthetopfloorwasburnedout;
ittookaboutoneandahalfhoursforthefirementoputoutthebigfire.
Thenextmorningnewspaperscarriedthestoryandpicturesofthefire.