This blog is updated each week by the 7th and 8th grade students who attend CS 211 (The Billingual School) in the South Bronx. We are looking to study today's current events and discuss these issues in an effective way.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Deadly Fire Engulfs High-Rise in Shanghai
Summary:A high-rise apartment building was on fire about 30 minutes ago.The fire killed 42 people and injured 90!The fire was one of the deadliest fires that happened in years.This happened in Shanghai,the center of this city.Some people was trapped on the roofs trying to get on the helicopters that was at rescue.156 families lived in that 28-story building that was hard to control for about 4 hours!They are still trying to find out what caused that deadly fire.The survivors are now getting treated at a local hospital.Below is a picture of the burning building.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/world/asia/16shanghai.html?hp
Reaction:dat is so sad to find out a building was caught on fire nd ppl died from it.it must've been hard 2 keep the ppl calm nd safe.it's gud to hear dat some ppl made it out of dat mess.:(
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WOW ; how did this fire happeeen ? SO many people killeeeed everydaaay , DAMMMMMNN !
ReplyDeleteI feel bad for all the families that got kill in the fire
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