Fire in Delhi Building Kills Three People

德里大樓起火導致三人死亡

Jun 12, 2026, 18:41
IndiaSociety

Introduction

A big fire happened on Friday morning in southeast Delhi. Three people died and two people are very sick in the hospital.

週五早上在德里東南區發生了一場大火。三人死亡，兩人傷勢嚴重正在住院治療。

Main Body

The fire started at 2:00 AM in the parking area. Electricity caused the fire. Six motorbikes burned. Smoke went up the stairs and people could not leave the building.

火災於凌晨2:00在停車場開始，起火原因是電氣問題。六輛摩托車被燒毀。煙霧沿著樓梯上升，導致人們無法離開大樓。

Three people from one family died. They are Pankaj, his mother, and his sister. Two other family members are in the hospital. Pankaj tried to save his family but he died.

同一家庭的三名成員死亡，分別是Pankaj及其母親和妹妹。另外兩名家人目前在醫院。Pankaj曾試圖營救家人，但最終不幸喪生。

Neighbors tried to help first. They used ladders and water from the roof. Then the fire department arrived. They saved eight people from the roof.

鄰居首先嘗試提供協助，他們使用梯子並利用屋頂的水來滅火。隨後消防隊趕到，從屋頂救出八人。

The building was not legal. The streets were too narrow. This made it hard for fire trucks to reach the house.

該建築為非法建築。街道過於狹窄，導致消防車難以抵達該房屋。

Conclusion

The police are now looking at the building to find more information.

警方目前正在調查該建築以尋找更多資訊。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Time and Action

In this story, we see how to describe things that already happened.

The Pattern: Adding '-ed' To talk about the past, we often add -ed to the action word:

  • Start →\rightarrow Started
  • Burn →\rightarrow Burned

The 'Rule Breakers' (Irregular) Some words change completely. You must memorize these:

  • Happen →\rightarrow Happened (Regular)
  • Go →\rightarrow Went (Irregular)
  • Can →\rightarrow Could (Irregular)

Simple Sentence Build Person + Past Action + Thing

  • Example: "Neighbors →\rightarrow tried →\rightarrow to help."

📏 Describing Problems

Notice the word Too. We use Too + Word when something is a problem.

  • Too narrow →\rightarrow The street is so small that the truck cannot fit.
  • Too hot →\rightarrow (Example) The fire is very dangerous.

If you say "The street is narrow," it is just a fact. If you say "The street is too narrow," it is a problem.

Vocabulary Learning

electricity (n.)
A form of energy that works lights, TVs, and computers
Example:The electricity in the house went off during the storm.
burned (v.)
Damaged or destroyed by fire
Example:The toast burned because I left it in the toaster too long.
ladders (n.)
Equipment used for climbing up to a high place
Example:The painter used ladders to paint the top of the wall.
department (n.)
A special group of people in an organization
Example:The fire department helps people during emergencies.
legal (adj.)
Allowed by the law
Example:It is not legal to drive a car without a license.
narrow (adj.)
A small distance from one side to the other; not wide
Example:The street is too narrow for two cars to pass.
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