Roadside inferno 火海救援
<p><span word="Looks">Looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="abrush">abrush</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>（灌木丛火灾）,<span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="Cooper">Cooper</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="spotted">spotted</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="orange">orange</span> <span word="glow">glow</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Interstate">Interstate</span> 75. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="neardusk">neardusk</span>（黄昏）, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>, <span word="Steve">Steve</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="trucking">trucking</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="Kentuckyhauling">Kentuckyhauling</span>（搬运，牵引）<span word="auto">auto</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Louisville">Louisville</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Detroit">Detroit</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="afreight">afreight</span>（货运）<span word="company">company</span>. <span word="Steve">Steve</span>, 59, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="asleep">asleep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truck">truck</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Kim">Kim</span>, 52, <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brush">brush</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Steve">Steve</span>, <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="up">up</span>!" <span word="she">she</span> <span word="shouted">shouted</span>. "<span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>!" <span word="A">A</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="rig">rig</span> <span word="hadtumbled">hadtumbled</span> <span word="down">down</span>（破败）<span word="anembankment">anembankment</span>（路堤）, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flames">flames</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="crawling">crawling</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="cab">cab</span>. <span word="Kimyanked">Kimyanked</span>（猛拉）<span word="their">their</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Stevepulled">Stevepulled</span> <span word="on">on</span>（戴，穿）<span word="his">his</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="scrambled">scrambled</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slope">slope</span>.</p><p><span word="Inside">Inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="truck">truck</span>, <span word="Ronnie">Ronnie</span> <span word="Sanders">Sanders</span>, 38, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="He">He</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="load">load</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tractors">tractors</span> <span word="andforklifts">andforklifts</span>（铲车）<span word="from">from</span> <span word="Georgia">Georgia</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Caravan">Caravan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="icy">icy</span> <span word="road">road</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Ronnie">Ronnie</span> <span word="bore">bore</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="backseat">backseat</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="truck">truck</span>'<span word="sbulk">sbulk</span>（体积，容量）<span word="would">would</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="momentum">momentum</span> <span word="of">of</span> 23 <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="crush">crush</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="van">van</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="Kentucky">Kentucky</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hills">hills</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="steep">steep</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="November">November</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="figured">figured</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="theditch">theditch</span>（沟渠，壕沟）." <span word="Hejerked">Hejerked</span>（猛拉，痉挛）<span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="somehow">somehow</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="upright">upright</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="plowed">plowed</span> 60 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="embankment">embankment</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span>, <span word="rocks">rocks</span> <span word="pierced">pierced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="tank">tank</span>, <span word="whichignited">whichignited</span>（点燃，燃烧）. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="branch">branch</span> <span word="smashed">smashed</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="thewindshield">thewindshield</span>（挡风玻璃）<span word="and">and</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="Ronnie">Ronnie</span> <span word="unconscious">unconscious</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cab">cab</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="flames">flames</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="legs">legs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>.</p>
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