Write the first 5-8 sentences of your own article about a terrible fire. It may tell of a real experience or one that is imagined.

The smoke, the orange glow, the sirens, our peaceful neighborhood was now a chaotic scene. Flames engulfed the old Victorian house. I could feel the intense heat. It was a night I would never forget.

The smoke was the first thing I noticed, a thick, acrid smell that stung my nostrils. Then came the flickering orange glow, dancing menacingly against the night sky. Sirens wailed in the distance, growing louder with each passing second, a soundtrack to the unfolding disaster. Our peaceful neighborhood was now a chaotic scene of flashing lights and frantic shouts. Flames engulfed the old Victorian house at the end of the block, its once grand facade now a skeletal silhouette against the inferno. I could feel the intense heat even from my front porch, a tangible reminder of the destructive power of the fire. It was a night I would never forget, a night when everything changed.