Essay on A House On Fire : I had never seen a house on fire before. So, one evening when I heard fire engines with loud alarm bells rushing fast my house, I quickly ran out and, a few streets away, joined a large crowd of people; but we could see the fire only from a distance because the police would not allow any one near the building on fire. A large number of people already gathered there. People were hurrying to and fro and throwing full of sand and water on the flames. Their faces looked ghostly and wired in the red light of flames, which were leaping up to the clouds. The air was thick with smoke and pungent with the fumes of the burning timber. Our eyes smarted and our skin seemed to burn.
Essay on A House On Fire
Introduction- I had never seen a house on fire before. So, one
evening when I heard fire engines with loud alarm bells rushing fast my house,
I quickly ran out and, a few streets away, joined a large crowd of people; but
we could see the fire only from a distance because the police would not allow
any one near the building on fire.
A large gathering- A large number of people already gathered there.
People were hurrying to and fro and throwing full of sand and water on the
flames. Their faces looked ghostly and wired in the red light of flames, which
were leaping up to the clouds. The air was thick with smoke and pungent with
the fumes of the burning timber. Our eyes smarted and our skin seemed to burn.
Terrible scene- What a terrible scene I saw that day! Huge
flames of fire were coming out of each floor, and black and thick smoke spread
all around. Every now and then tongues of fire would shoot up almost sky high,
sending huge sparks of fire round about.
Furious fire-The fire had now reached the second floor and the
tongues of flames were licking the ceiling of the story above. Suddenly the
roof fell with a thunderous rash. The flame now shot up higher than ever and
the burning sparks danced all round. It was a terrible sight.
Efforts to put off
fire-Three fire engines were
busily engaged and the firemen in their dark uniform were playing the hose on
various parts of the building. The rushing water from several hoses soaked the
building. But it did not seem to have any effect on the flames. Then the tall
red ladders of the fire engine were stretched upwards and I could see some
firemen climbing up with hoses in their hands. On reaching almost the top of
the ladder, they began to throw floods of water on the topmost part of the
building. This continuous flooding brought the fire under control but the
building was completely destroyed.
Conclusion- While fire is a blessing in many ways; it can
also be a great danger to human life and property.
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