Man Badly Hurt in Madrid House Fire
A man was hurt in a fire in Madrid. He is 67 years old. The fire started in his kitchen.
The man lives in Carabanchel. This is a part of Madrid. His home caught fire on Sunday.
The fire burned 30% of his body. Doctors say he is very badly hurt.
Firefighters came to help. They put out the fire. Emergency workers took the man to a hospital.
The man is now getting treatment in the hospital. Doctors are working to help him.
Vocabulary10 words
- hurt
- to have pain or damage to your body
- fire
- hot flames that burn things
- kitchen
- a room where you cook food
- firefighters
- people whose job is to stop fires
- emergency
- a bad situation that needs help fast
- treatment
- help doctors give to a sick or hurt person
- hospital
- a place where doctors help sick or hurt people
- badly hurt
- having very bad injuries
- body
- the whole physical form of a person
- home
- the place where a person lives
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1. In the kitchen 2. 67 3. In Carabanchel, Madrid
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A man was hurt in a _____ in Madrid. He is 67 years old. The fire started in his _____.
The man lives in _____. This is a part of Madrid. His home caught fire on Sunday.
The fire burned 30% of his _____. Doctors say he is very badly hurt.
_____ came to help. They put out the fire. Emergency workers took the man to a _____.
The man is now getting _____ in the hospital. Doctors are working to help him.
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