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William became a hero because of this today.
He went out to run an errand, and when he came back, he noticed the side of our neighbor's house was on fire. We keep a fire extinguisher in our kitchen, and he ran inside to grab it. Despite being a small extinguisher, it did a great job putting out the fire.
Our neighbor lives by herself, and she is working on building a swing set for her grandchildren. She stained the wood today and threw the rags in the trash can. Even though she left the can open to allow things to air out, the rags spontaneously combusted. The garbage can melted completely (to the point we didn't even realize that there had been one), and it melted some siding and insulation on the side of her garage. The good news is that it didn't go any further than that, and no one was hurt. The fire department came out and sprayed some water just to make sure that everything was out. And, the neighbor was very grateful William happened to be there at just the right time to prevent it from spreading any further. Since it was on the far side of her garage, she had no idea that her house was on fire.
The moral of the story: keep a fire extinguisher in your house. You never know when you (or your neighbor) will need it.
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William became a hero because of this today.
He went out to run an errand, and when he came back, he noticed the side of our neighbor's house was on fire. We keep a fire extinguisher in our kitchen, and he ran inside to grab it. Despite being a small extinguisher, it did a great job putting out the fire.
Our neighbor lives by herself, and she is working on building a swing set for her grandchildren. She stained the wood today and threw the rags in the trash can. Even though she left the can open to allow things to air out, the rags spontaneously combusted. The garbage can melted completely (to the point we didn't even realize that there had been one), and it melted some siding and insulation on the side of her garage. The good news is that it didn't go any further than that, and no one was hurt. The fire department came out and sprayed some water just to make sure that everything was out. And, the neighbor was very grateful William happened to be there at just the right time to prevent it from spreading any further. Since it was on the far side of her garage, she had no idea that her house was on fire.
The moral of the story: keep a fire extinguisher in your house. You never know when you (or your neighbor) will need it.