Big Fire at Bangkok Bar
曼谷酒吧大火
Introduction
A fire happened at a bar in Bangkok on July 12 and 13. 27 people died and 63 people were hurt.
7月12日與13日，曼谷一家酒吧發生火災，造成27人死亡，63人受傷。
Main Body
The fire started at 10:00 PM on Sunday. Smoke came from a power box near the stage. Then there was a loud explosion and the lights went out. Many people died because they breathed in smoke.
火災發生在週日晚上10:00。煙霧來自舞台附近的電源箱。隨後發生劇烈爆炸，電燈熄滅。許多人因吸入煙霧而死亡。
Some people were in the bathrooms. These rooms had no emergency doors. The main exit door was also blocked. Firefighters stopped the fire in 35 minutes, but the building was destroyed.
有些人當時在洗手間內。這些房間沒有緊急出口。主出口也被堵住了。消防員在35分鐘內撲滅了火災，但建築物已被摧毀。
Other bars in Thailand had bad fires before. In 2009 and 2022, many people died in similar fires at music clubs.
泰國其他酒吧此前也發生過嚴重火災。在2009年和2022年，許多人在類似的音樂俱樂部火災中喪生。
Conclusion
The police are looking for the cause of the fire. Doctors are helping 63 people. 22 people are still very sick.
警方正在調查起火原因。醫生正在救治63名傷者，其中22人情況依然危急。
Vocabulary Learning
The 'Happened' Pattern
In the story, we see things that are finished. We use a simple pattern to talk about the past:
- Fire happened
- Smoke came
- Lights went out
How to change words to the past: Most words just need an -ed at the end:
- Start Started
- Block Blocked
- Destroy Destroyed
Watch out! Some words change completely (Irregular):
- Go Went
- Be Was/Were
Simple Example:
- Today: The door is open.
- Yesterday: The door was open.