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Fire In Windrixville
On a calm afternoon last week, a peaceful town was set into panic. A small church in Windrixville caught fire in the early afternoon last week, but something else was wrong. 5 young children were stuck inside. In this article, we will address all about the start, the fire, and the aftermath.

Based off of Ponyboy and Johnny, the fire may have started from a lighted cigarette, but they cannot tell for sure. Two young heroes arrived on the scene, Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade. Soon after arrival, they heard a faint yelling coming from the inside of the church. “They've been missing for at least a half an hour…. I told them not to play in the church” (Hinton 91) quotes the children's teacher who was taking them on a field trip. First,

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