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A fire accident I have witnessed
Describe a fire accident I have witnessed

Fires are mainly caused by carelessness on the part of the
occupants of a house, factory, office or a shop.
Sometimes, fire can be caused by electrical short circuit or
lightning.

Last week, I visited my friend in Jurong. There I had the
opportunity to witness a terrible fire which gutted almost
the entire row of small factories. It was around 8 p.m., my
friend and I were practicing our guitars for the forthcoming
music competition. Suddenly, we were attracted by shouts
and sirens. They were also cries of distress. We rushed
out of the house and saw a huge fire engulfing the factory
situated some four hundred meters from our block.

With horror filled eyes, my friend and I ran towards the
place. We saw a plastic factory on fire and the workers
were helpless. By then, a big crowd had gathered and
nobody could do anything but to express sorrow. Within
minutes of our arrival at the scene, several fire engines
arrived. It was a tragic event which I cannot easily forget. I
saw fear and panic everywhere.

The firemen were engaged in a heroic battle with raging
fire. They seemed helpless as the jets of water from the
hoses were not able to control the fire. The firemen
struggled for nearly six hours before the fire was subdued.
By then nearly four factories were completely gutted.

I will never forget this fire incident.


An embarrassing moment
Talk about an embarrassing moment.

I could recall an event which happened four years ago. My
father gave me a hundred dollars, for the good grades I
scored in my P.S.L.E To enjoy it, I invited some of my
closest friends to a restaurant for a meal.

At the restaurant, I asked my friends to order as much as
they liked. The food was delicious, the service was
efficient and the food was served fast. All of us began to
eat. We ate, talked and laughed at the jokes we made in
school.

After we had finished our food, the waiter brought us the
bill. I opened my purse to take out the money. To my
surprise, I found my money missing. Only then I realized
that I had left the money at home. I was in such a hurry
that I had forgotten to put the money in my purse. I wanted
to borrow the money from my friends, but none of them
could help me. They had brought only enough money for
bus fare. I told the waiter that I had forgotten to bring my
money. The waiter was very angry and told me to see the
manager. The manager was a kind gentleman. He allowed
me to go home and get the money, but I had to leave my
identity card with him. I immediately telephoned my sister
and told her to bring the money to the restaurant. Ever

since that day I have stopped patronizing the restaurant. I
am afraid that some of the waiters might remember my
face. It was the most embarrassing moment in my life.