Big Fire in Lucknow Building
勒克瑙大樓發生大火
Introduction
A big fire happened in a building in Lucknow on June 22, 2026. 15 people died and many people were hurt.
2026年6月22日，勒克瑙的一棟大樓發生了一場大火，造成15人死亡，多人受傷。
Main Body
The fire started at 2:00 PM. It started because of a problem with electricity. The building had only one door. This made it hard for people to leave. Smoke and fire went up the stairs very fast.
火災發生於下午2:00，起因是電力問題。大樓僅有一扇門，導致人們難以逃生。煙霧和火焰沿著樓梯迅速上升。
The building was for houses, but the owners used it for shops. The building did not have a fire safety paper. Also, the building used too much electricity. This was dangerous.
該大樓原為住宅用途，但業主將其用於經營商店。大樓缺乏消防安全證明，且電力負荷過高，情況非常危險。
The government is now checking the building. Police arrested the owner of the building. Now, the government is checking other buildings in the city to make them safe.
政府目前正在對大樓進行檢查。警方已逮捕了大樓業主。現在，政府正檢查市內其他大樓以確保安全。
Conclusion
The building is now closed. The government gave money to the families of the people who died.
該大樓目前已關閉。政府已向死者家屬提供補償金。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ The 'Past' Story-Teller
To reach A2, you need to tell stories about things that already happened. This text uses the Simple Past to do this.
How to spot it: Most words just add -ed at the end.
- happen → happened
- start → started
- arrest → arrested
The Rule-Breakers (Irregular): Some words change completely. You must memorize these:
- die → died (regular)
- is/am/are → was/were
- give → gave
🏗️ Building Better Sentences
Notice how the text connects ideas using 'but' and 'also'. This moves you from A1 (short sentences) to A2 (connected sentences).
Contrast (Opposites):
"The building was for houses, but the owners used it for shops." (Idea 1 is different from Idea 2)
Adding Information:
"Also, the building used too much electricity." (Adding more bad news to the list)