Big Fire at Hotel in Delhi
德里酒店發生大火
Introduction
A big fire happened at the Flourish Stay hotel in Delhi. Twenty-one people died. Eight people from the Aggarwal family died.
德里的 Flourish Stay 酒店發生了一場大火，導致 21 人死亡，其中 Aggarwal 家族有 8 人遇難。
Main Body
The fire started on Wednesday morning. It moved very fast through the building. The Aggarwal family stayed there because their father was sick in a hospital.
火災發生在週三早上，火勢在建築物內迅速蔓延。Aggarwal 家族住在該處是因為他們的父親在醫院就醫。
Many people died because the building was not safe. There was only one staircase and one door. The windows had iron bars, so people could not get out.
由於建築物不安全，導致許多人死亡。現場僅有一座樓梯和一扇門，且窗戶設有鐵欄，導致人們無法逃脫。
Some people died from the heat. Other people died because they could not breathe. One man, Vivek Aggarwal, was stuck in the basement.
部分受害者死於高溫，另一些則死於窒息。一名叫 Vivek Aggarwal 的男子被困在地下室。
Conclusion
Five family members had funerals in Gurugram. Police are now checking why the hotel was not safe.
五名家族成員在古魯格拉姆（Gurugram）舉行了葬禮。警方目前正在調查酒店不安全的原因。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡️ THE "PAST EVENT" PATTERN
To tell a story about something that already finished, we often add -ed to the action word.
Look at these examples from the text:
- happen → happened*
- stay → stayed*
- move → moved*
🧱 BUILDING SENTENCES WITH "BECAUSE"
Use because to explain the reason why something happened. It connects two ideas.
Pattern: [Result] because [Reason]
- People died because the building was not safe.
- The family stayed there because the father was sick.
🔍 USEFUL A2 WORDS
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Fast | Quick | The fire moved fast. |
| Safe | Not in danger | The hotel was not safe. |
| Stuck | Cannot move | The man was stuck in the basement. |