Fire Kills Two Young Girls
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span>, <span word="four">four</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="late">late</span>-<span word="night">night</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="overloaded">overloaded</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="strip">strip</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unattached">unattached</span> <span word="garage">garage</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="illegally">illegally</span> <span word="converted">converted</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="conform">conform</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="codes">codes</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="apartments">apartments</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="LA">LA</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mayor">Mayor</span> <span word="Gregory">Gregory</span> <span word="Peck">Peck</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="endanger">endanger</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="renters">renters</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="window">window</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="outlet">outlet</span>; <span word="plugged">plugged</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="outlet">outlet</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="strip">strip</span>. <span word="Plugged">Plugged</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strip">strip</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="refrigerator">refrigerator</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="portable">portable</span> <span word="heater">heater</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="lamps">lamps</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="dryer">dryer</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recipe">recipe</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="fireman">fireman</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> 14-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="chargetheir">chargetheir</span> <span word="mom">mom</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="nightswas">nightswas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="started">started</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bathroom">bathroom</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="crackling">crackling</span> <span word="noises">noises</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="door">door</span>, <span word="flames">flames</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walls">walls</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>. <span word="Firemen">Firemen</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="detectors">detectors</span>.</p><p> <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="January">January</span> 11, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span> <span word="detectors">detectors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="needy">needy</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>. <span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="conversions">conversions</span>. <span word="Property">Property</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tear">tear</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="structures">structures</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="cost">cost</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span>.</p>
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