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Newspaper report – the fire in Carrie’s war

Last night as the family slept, a ferocious blaze swept through their home destroying everything in its path. Druids Bottom, set in the picturesque village of Druid’s Grove, was engulfed in flames reducing this beautiful family home to ashes. Fire-fighters were quick on the scene and were quoted as saying “This is one of the fiercest fires we have seen in a long time and the residents were lucky to get out alive. We have seen a lot of fires in our time, however none as bad as this, it’s a miracle everyone survived. A fire like this could have quite easily taken many innocent lives.” The inhabitants of the house are naturally deeply saddened by this catastrophe, but they remain positive and are trying to make the most out of this extremely bad situation. Hepzibah Green, a resident at the house stated “the fire took everything, but we will always have our memories, the good and the bad. They will stay with us forever and no fire will ever change that. It is important that no one blames themselves; it was an accident and could have happened at any time, and could have been lot worse. We all have each other to get us through this difficult time in our lives, we must stick together from now on” Investigators have concluded that the fire started upstairs and most likely by someone playing carelessly with matches. Hepzibah Green has confirmed that another resident at the house Mister Johnny had been playing with matches and it was likely that he started the fire.

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However she also added that “Yes Mister Johnny may have started the fire, but no one blames him. After all is it thanks to him that we all made it out alive. Mister Johnny is special, you see and so no blame can rest on his shoulders. If anyone is to blame, it is me. I should have kept a closer watch on Mister Johnny then thins would never have happened. ” As it turns out it was in fact Mister Johnny who raised the alarm and led the rest of the family to safety. Albert Sandwich, an evacuee ...

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