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A Tragic Accident

inside and shut the door so our parents could not

see the fire. I sent my siblings to wash their

hands quickly and figured I would find some time

to go back outside and put out the fire before too

long.

My parents came in with the groceries and treats

for us and I got so caught up in the

excitement of what they had brought that I forgot

all about the fire. Time flew by as minutes turned

to hours.

Later that evening, we heard a shout from our
neighbour, Mr Garfield, “Fire! Fire!”

My siblings and I peeped through the window to

see what was going on as my father rushed

through the back door in shock to see that there

was a fire.

He went around to the side of the house, screwed
on the hose and turned on the pipe.

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