Big Fire at Deroma Factory in Malo, Italy
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A big fire started at a company in Malo, Italy. The company is called Deroma. Malo is near Vicenza, in Italy.
The fire made smoke go very high. The smoke was about 100 meters high. People could see it from far away.
There were also some explosions during the fire. The flames were very high and strong.
Many firefighters came to the factory. They worked hard to stop the fire.
People made videos of the fire and the smoke. The smoke was black and very big.
Vocabulary15 words
- fire
- when something burns
- smoke
- gray or black air from burning
- explosions
- loud, sudden bursts
- firefighters
- people who stop fires
- company
- a business that makes or sells things
- flames
- the hot, bright part of fire
- factory
- a building where things are made
- high
- far up in the air
- black
- a very dark color
- video
- a moving picture you can watch
- near
- close to a place
- worked
- did a job
- started
- began
- stop
- to make something end
- watch
- to look at something
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1. At a company in Malo, Italy 2. About 100 meters 3. Firefighters
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A big _____ started at a company in Malo, Italy.
The company is called _____. Malo is near Vicenza, in Italy.
The fire made _____ go very high.
The smoke was about 100 _____ high.
People could see it from far _____.
There were also some _____ during the fire.
The _____ were very high and strong.
Many _____ came to the factory.
They worked hard to _____ the fire.
People made _____ of the fire and the smoke.
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