Big Fire at Shoe Factory in China
中國一家鞋廠發生大火
Introduction
A big fire happened at a shoe factory in Jinjiang, China. At least 28 people died. Many people were stuck inside the building.
中國晉江的一家鞋廠發生大火，造成至少 28 人死亡，許多人被困在建築物內。
Main Body
The fire started at 12:00 on Thursday. It started on the first floor. The factory had glue and other materials. These materials burn very fast, so the fire grew quickly.
火災發生於週四中午 12 點，起火點位於一樓。工廠內存放有膠水等材料，由於這些材料燃燒速度極快，導致火勢迅速擴大。
183 rescue workers and 35 fire trucks came to help. There was a lot of black smoke. The workers stopped the fire in the evening, but it was hard to save everyone.
共有 183 名救援人員與 35 輛消防車趕赴救援。現場濃煙密布，救援人員直到傍晚才將火勢撲滅，但仍難以救出所有人。
Many accidents happen at work in China. In 2024, more than 12,000 people died in work accidents. This happens because some factories are not safe. The government wants to make all buildings safer now.
中國經常發生工安事故。2024 年，有超過 12,000 人在工安事故中死亡。這是因為部分工廠缺乏安全性，因此政府目前希望提高所有建築物的安全標準。
Conclusion
Rescue workers are still at the factory. They want to find the exact cause of the fire.
救援人員目前仍留在工廠，他們希望查明起火的確切原因。
Vocabulary Learning
🕒 Talking about the Past
In this story, we see words that tell us things already happened. This is how we move from A1 to A2.
The 'Magic' Past Words
- happen → happened
- start → started
- come → came
- stop → stopped
💡 Simple Rule: To talk about yesterday or last year, we usually add -ed to the end of the word.
⚠️ The Tricky One: Some words change completely!
- Example: Come becomes Came.
Quick Look: How it works in the story
"The fire started at 12:00" (It is not starting now; it is finished). "35 fire trucks came to help" (They arrived in the past).