One day as I was returning from the play ground. I
saw on the way a house on fire. I rushed towards the burning house. When I
reached there. I saw many people outside the house. Some of them ere pouring bucket
of water on the fire; others were throwing sand and dust. It was a pitiable
scene.
The house was a double strayed one. Some of the
inmates of the house were in the rooms on the first floor they were crying as
they were surrounded by the flames. The fire was spreading. Some of the inmates
came out of the house with burns and injuries blisters). But those who were on
the first floor could not get out.
In the meanwhile there came a fire brigade. The
neighbors did their level best to extinguish the fire but they could not. Now
the Staff of the fire-brigade fought heroically with the fierce flames. Water
pipes were laid and the fire-brigade officials made an effort to control the
fire. One of the officials set a stair case leading to the window f the upper
story. He took a great risk. He brought out the, inmates and came down the
stairs a midst flames. The moment he got known with two inmates, he fell down
unconscious. The inmates and he had received severe burn injuries. They were immediately
rushed to the hospital- in a precarious condition.
The fire did a great damage to the house, clothes
furniture and other valuable articles were reduced to ashes. The fire brigade I
brought the fire under control after full one hour long efforts. When the
flames were controlled, the house was badly damaged. All the wooden materials
were reduced to ashes. The kitchen from where the fire started was giving a
dismal picture. The dining room, the drawing room and the store were seriously
damaged.
But thank God (that) there was no loss of human
life. On inquiry it was found that the bursting of stove in the kitchen was the
cause of the fire. The suffers were given compensation be the Municipal
authorities.