Big Fire in Allentown, Pennsylvania
賓夕法尼亞州阿倫敦發生大火
Introduction
On June 24, a big fire started in a business building in Allentown.
6月24日，阿倫敦的一棟商業大樓發生了一場大火。
Main Body
The fire started at 8:40 PM. It was very hot and fast. The fire burned the business building and a house across the street. Firefighters stayed outside and used a lot of water.
火災發生在晚上8點40分。當時溫度很高且蔓延迅速。大火燒毀了該商業大樓以及街道對面的一棟房屋。消防員留在室外並使用了大量用水。
Police told people on Front Street to leave their homes. Other people stayed inside their houses to stay safe from the smoke.
警方要求Front Street的居民撤離家園。其他人則留在屋內，以確保在煙霧中保持安全。
The electric company turned off the power. 3,600 people had no electricity. Some people said the building was a warehouse, but the police do not know yet.
電力公司切斷了電源。共有3,600人失去電力供應。有些人稱該建築物為倉庫，但警方目前尚未確認。
Conclusion
Firefighters stopped the fire. No one was hurt.
消防員撲滅了大火，沒有人受傷。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The "Action Word" Secret
In this story, everything happened in the past. To talk about yesterday or last month, we often just add -ed to the word.
Look at these changes:
- Start → Started
- Burn → Burned
- Stay → Stayed
- Use → Used
⚡️ Special Words (The Rule-Breakers)
Some words don't follow the -ed rule. You just have to memorize them:
- Tell → Told
- Is/Are → Was/Were
🏠 Quick Vocabulary Map
- Warehouse → A big building for storing things.
- Power → Electricity for your lights and phone.
- Hurt → To feel pain or be injured.