Ead this excerpt from The Great Fire,
Which detail best supports the idea that firefighters were
putting themselves in danger in order to put out the fire?
wo men hauled the cumbersome canvas hose as close to
the flames as possible and aimed a stream of water at the
O The firefighters tried to put out the fire with a canvas
burning building. The water hissed and boiled when it
hose.
struck the burning wood, sending up a vapor of white tu Water from the firefighters hoses turned to steam.
steam. The firefighters held their position until the fierce WWW The firefighters held their positions for as long as
heat began to singe the hair on their heads and arms, and
their clothes began to smolder. When the pain became
The heat burned the hair on the firefighters bodies.
unbearable, they staggered back from the flames for a
moment's relief, then lunged forward again.
possible.
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