Fire at Bandhwari Trash Site
Bandhwari 垃圾場起火
Introduction
A big fire happened at the Bandhwari trash site on Thursday. This is the second big fire this year.
週四 Bandhwari 垃圾場發生了一場大火。這是今年第二次發生的大火。
Main Body
The fire started at 6:00 in the morning. It spread fast. Five fire trucks and 40 water tanks helped. The fire stopped at 2:30 in the afternoon because it rained.
火災於早上 6:00 開始，蔓延速度很快。五輛消防車和 40 個水槽參與救援。直到下午 2:30，因為下雨，火勢才被撲滅。
Fires often happen here in the summer. One fire in April lasted for 50 hours. A woman named Vaishali Rana says a gas called methane causes these fires. She says there were 80 fires from March to June 2025.
這裡在夏天經常發生火災。四月的一次火災持續了 50 小時。一位名叫 Vaishali Rana 的女士表示，一種稱為甲烷的氣體導致了這些火災。她說 2025 年 3 月至 6 月期間共發生了 80 起火災。
The city office (MCG) wants to stop the fires. They put 29 cameras at the site. They also use gas detectors and fire extinguishers. The city is now looking for a new place to put the trash.
市政府 (MCG) 希望停止火災發生。他們在現場安裝了 29 台攝影機，並使用氣體偵測器和滅火器。市政府目前正在尋找新的垃圾存放地點。
Conclusion
The fire is gone. The city is checking the site to make it safer.
火災已撲滅。市政府正在檢查現場，以提高安全性。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking About Time
In the story, we see how to say when things happen. At A2 level, you need to connect the hour with the part of the day.
The Pattern:
Number + in the + morning / afternoon / evening
Examples from the text:
- 6:00 → in the morning
- 2:30 → in the afternoon
🛠️ Useful Tools (Words for Things)
Notice how the text describes items used to solve a problem. These are 'action tools'.
- Fire trucks → used to move water
- Cameras → used to see things
- Detectors → used to find gas
- Extinguishers → used to stop fire
📝 Past Action Words
To tell a story about the past, we often add -ed to the end of the action word.
- Start → Started
- Help → Helped
- Last → Lasted