What happens while Tom is outside on the ledge?

Before the german army vehicles arrived in sighet, one of the community members returned from budapest and warned everyone of the danger they were facing by staying in the community.

Which sentence best contrasts two things? a. air travel, like bus travel, is a fun way to get from one place to another. b. air travel is a fun and relatively easy way to get from place to place. c. both bus travel and air travel require substantial planning. d. air travel is much more expensive than bus travel.

What is meant by “eternally burning black pipes”? what is this implying about the personality of the firemen?