Descriptive essay 1 We were all jubilant for it was the day of Deepavali.

My brothers and I woke up very early had oil bath and soon settled to burn the crackers bought for the occasion. We exhausted everything by 9 though we could hear the deafening sounds of ato bo bs here and there. !sually it would rain heavily on the days of Deepavali" at least a few inter ittent showers would drive us in and out. #ut strangely on this day it did not rain at all" not even a whiff of cloud could be seen anywhere across the sky and the day was unusually hot for the season" perhaps the onsoon was late. $nd so% as our supply had vanished% we stood a bit the neighboring awkwardly turning around whenever the sound of crackers was heard fro buy for our second round. $nd while we were on our way the

houses. &eeing our sullen faces our father gave us so e cash and we gleefully ran away to ishap happened. It was a ours% it new settle ent and there were colonies beyond colonies and in one% not far fro five cows tethered% inside. $ big stalk of hay was stocked on the top of the house. (ne of the young chaps of the house% perhaps out of a spirit of innocent adventure% placed a bunch of crackers on a ba boo pole of the shed and lit it before we could shout a note of caution. What was to be fun turned out to be an unexpected devastation) *o sooner did the fellow light the cracker than it had burned. 'he cattle shed caught fire within abla+e. 'here arose a sudden co stood there stupefied% suddenly inutes and the entire shed was y brothers and I% who otion in the house and nobody knew what to do. 'he ade a dash towards the cattle shed and untethered the

happened. 'he house was at the rear end of the plot% and in the front were cattle shed with

cows started wailing. We could sense their anguish and at once

cows. #y now a few passersby and the neighbors gathered but all stood co pletely paralysed by the gathering conflagration% for% next to the cattle shed% the hay stack caught fire. With the sun beating ercilessly% the fire was on the rise and the heat beca e intense. 'he

paint on the walls near the burning hay began to parch and crackle up. $s it fell on the window panes drop by drop glass cracked throwing the splinters far and wide. $ll this happened in a very short ti e% not even a rocking fla es. #ut it was too and ore and where they had all co e fro chain% to extinguish the fire. inute did it take" but by now the people who had gathered around gained back their wits and now they were throwing buckets of water on the uch to be subdued so suddenly. $nyway the fight was on , full of water passed fro hand to hand as if on a oving ore people joined. 'hey for ed a hu an chain and buckets , nobody knew

$ few good &a aritans% un indful of heat and scorching pain helped the i a ates to bring the valuables out. In the

oved into the house and

idst of this chaos% a couple of sparrows who had built their nest in the safe seclusion

of a corner loft% caught in the suffocating s oke and burning heat% took to wings and ca e out" but the next instant went inside and began to circle round their nest wailing bitterly. 'here were perhaps then, young ones unable to fly out% or perhaps already done to death. I thought of saving the % but at once saw the futility of y atte pt. I felt the only sane recourse would be to drive the sparrows away. #ut the du b creatures did not understand y gesticulations and they flew back to their nest only to fall down senseless. My brother picked the up brought the out into the open and sprinkled a few handful of water on their deep sleep. &o strong was the % but it was all in vain" they could not be roused fro the bond of love even in these du b brainless creaturesMeanwhile the fight was going on. 'he en never slackened in their +eal and the wo en

never in giving a helping hand. $nd the fire% though brought under control% was still raging. #ut that was not all" the cows freed% ran a uck and the people began to run helter skelter" others% who had gathered round% to witness the conflagration% grabbed their children and ran for safety. 'here was a hue and cry everywhere. #ut again a few young heroes suddenly appeared fro nowhere and roped the cows and pulled the away. the

When a house is on fire% you

ust try not only to put it out but also protect yourself fro

sweltering heat. .our blind velour will not help you. #ut people who are not accusto ed to eeting such a situation ignore the don/ts and carry out only the /dos/. 'hey forget that in their spirit of enthusias % they should first of all drench the selves co pletely before they enter into a burning house. 'hey will soon beco e breathless and collapse. 'hey need i ediate attention" they should be re oved to a cool spot and rendered first aid. We thought our work was here" this too was i portant% as i portant as putting down the fire. We re oved a couple of such fallen heroes% loosened their clothes% splashed water on their bodies% gave the water to drink and nursed the back to consciousness.

$t last the fire brigade arrived. $t first they see ed% with all their expertise% no better than the lay en. $s they were getting ready% the door caught fire and crackled up. 0ieces of wood ost rung% out ca e toppling down. 'he furniture inside the houses too caught fire. 'he fire brigade personnel erected poles and ladders" and one of the % cli bing up to the top of sheer will power pushed down the burning aterial. With their jets turned loose% the fire ooing violently.

fighters were proving successful. #ut the cows that was tied to a distant tree untied the selves and ca e running towards the burning house%

With the arrival of the fire brigade%

any people had departed and there was nobody to ad. 'he ay. We first

subdue the cows. #ut% we had little experience in handling cattle. When we looked at the cows running wild% we did not know whether it was fear or fury that drove the thought oved us al ost to tears and we decided to subdue the % co e what

chased a cow% escaping their goads surrounded it% caught its rope% dragged it to the next door and offered a bucketful of water" we repeated the tactic and subdued all the four cows" as we patted the a shiver ran across their silken skins. $s we turned to the burning house% with a sign of relief% the fire brigade too see ed to have e erged out successfully. *ow it was past 1 o/clock. 'he fire personnel gathered their e2uip ent and departed. It was like a ruined city" with pools of water% ash and dust co bining into a thin paste" half burnt poles% charred walls% broken windows% chairs% electrical gadgets and furniture lying in heaps with layers of dust% looking like second hand wares% s oke laden clothes and weeping in ates , the devastation was uch ore than what the eye could eet.

3uckily there was none seriously wounded. $ couple of people with a few burns were taken to the hospital and treated as our patients. $s the last few left the scene of fire/s fury% we too started. 'hen% only then% we re e bered that we had been on our way to buy crackers. *ow that we beca e wiser% no ore did we want to buy any crackers. 4estivals are like get, together parties where there could be pleasure and fun" there is absolutely no need to seek it in a wild and foolish way. .ou can play pranks on others" they should provoke laughter but not tears. &o is fun" one can have it in kilos and tons not when it causes , even unwittingly. $gain the object of festivals is not li ited to the ti e to re e ber our aker and offer hi erry isery and suffering aking alone" it is also

grateful thanks for all the bounties he has

blessed us with. With such thoughts as these% we returned ho e exhausted sad and hungry.

Descriptive essay 1 &oon I was at the place. $lready a large crowd of people had gathered near a big building which was on fire. 4la es were rising high. 0eople were running about confused. 'he cries of children got scene. &oon the news spread. &o e boy scouts arrived at the scene. 'hey at once set to work. 'hey brought pails of water fro the the tap nearby and threw it on the fla es. &o e of brought bags of sand. I% too joined in the work. &o eone rang the fire brigade. &oon it ca e down the street% 'he sound of its bell ringing late at night served as an alar house. 'he brass,hel eted en of the fire brigade at once started their work. 'hey took out aking a loud noise. ixed with the shrieks of wo en. It was really a heart,rending

to the people of the locality.

'hey all rushed to the place. Many ca e there to serve the terror stricken in ates of the

their hose pipes and directed water towards the fla es. It was after an hour/s hard labour that the fire began to die out5 $t last it was extinguished. 'he building now presented a ghastly appearance. It was all charred and in ruins. 'he valuable furniture and costly ite s of the house lay scattered on the road. 'he scouts for ed a cordon round the things and did not let anyone co e near the . 'he owner of the house was all but a ruined cala ity had overtaken the fa ily. 'he fire brigade went back. 'he crowd also elted away. &oon the place was as an. 6e looked very sad. 6is wife% an

old lady% was weeping bitterly. 'he children% too% were terror stricken. 'hey hardly knew what

deserted as before. *o one knew the cause of the fire. It was ru oured that it was all the result of s oking. It was esti ated that property worth one hundred thousand ringgit had been destroyed in the fire. 3uckily there was no loss of life. I% too% went back ho e. It was past been of so e help. idnight. I was tired out but happy that I had

Descriptive 7ssay 8 (ne day% I was studying at ho e. &uddenly there was a loud noise. I ca e out of house to know what had happened in the neighbourhood. What I saw% I could not stop fire" people fro y screa . $ house in y neighbourhood had caught y

the neighbouring areas were rushing towards the house. 'hey were pouring

buckets of water to extinguish fire. Many people were throwing sands and dust over the fire. $ few people were trying to control fire by throwing blankets on it. #ut the fire was ravaging. It was a horrible sight. 'his house was a three,storeyed building. &o e in ates of the house were on the second floor. 'he fire started fro the ground floor. &oon% it spread to the first floor. 'he in ates of the house who had been entrapped on the second floor were crying for help. &o eone in the crowd infor ed the fire brigade. 'he fla es were rushing towards the . 'heir lives were in danger. &o e of entrapped in ates of the house took the risk of rushing out through the ravaging fla es. 'hey sustained inor burn injuries. 'hose who were on the second floor had no way to escape their lives. 'hey were just crying for help. 'he people outside were at a loss how to help the victi s to co e out. Meanwhile the fire brigade arrived. 0eople took a sigh of relief% because despite their best efforts they could not extinguish the fire. 'he staff of the fire brigade fought bravely with the fierce fla es. Water pipes were laid to extinguish the fire. $ staircase was set to the window of the first floor. 6e took a great risk. 6e brought out the in ates and ca e down a idst fla es. #y doing so he hi self was injured. 'he were i ediately rushed to the hospital. 6owever% with a great deal of efforts fire could be extinguished but it caused great da age and destruction to the house. 4urniture% valuable articles and other belongings worth thousands ringgit were burnt to ashes. 'he whole house presented a dis al picture. 'he kitchen% the dining roo % and the drawing roo were badly affected. o ent he brought down one of the in ates% he fell unconscious. 7ven the rescued in ate had serious burn injuries. 'he injured

#ut thankfully no life was lost. 'he in ates were rescued with ti ely help and assistance by the staff of the fire brigade who put their lives to risk saving the . In course of which he sustained injuries. 3ater% when investigation was ade% it was found that the leakage in the gas pipe had led to the outbreak of the devastating fire. 6owever% govern ent offered free treat ent to the victi s and the in ates were also co pensated.

Descriptive essay 9 4ire is of great i portance but only if it is under control. It cooks our food% gives us war th in winter by keeping the chill off and does so any other things for us. ade by hu an

0erhaps therefore it is considered one of the greatest discoveries property. It was

beings. #ut if it gets out of control% it brings on a lot of havoc. It causes huge loss of life and

idnight. 'he whole city was slu bering under the blue starry sky. I was also y roo . $ll of a sudden I was awakened by the loud cries of the window.

enjoying a sound sleep in

:4ire- 4ire-: I got up and peeped down fro I saw

any people were running in the sa e direction. I also joined the . $t about

1;; yards% I saw tre endous red fla es rising above a house and the bla+e was horrible. $s we went near we found that the house of a big business an of our city was on fire. $ large nu ber of people had already gathered at the spot. 'hey started throwing dust and pouring water over the fire. #ut it was all in vain% because the wind was a bit strong. 'he fla es were leaping high in the sky with dark and dense clouds of s oke. 'he owner of the house was beating his breast% :I a little late because of long distance. $ crew of active took the an hour to bring the fire under control. ore to extinguish it co pletely. &o e ruined- I have lost all-: It was

really a very pathetic scene. Meanwhile I infor ed the 4ire #rigade% but it ca e to the spot a en in brass ha lets started to work. It

'hey had still to fight with the fire for an hour fire en

ade their way into the house in their fire proof suit and saved a good deal of

house owner/s property. 'he way they all perfor ed their duties was indeed praiseworthy. 'hey left no stone unturned in order to save life and property. 'hey were really splendid agicians who not only saved the house that was on fire but also prevented neighbouring houses fro catching fire.

It is said that this fire accident was due to the carelessness of the servant who was a s oker. While s oking his pipe% he went to sleep. 'he burning ashes fro and set fire to the bed. &oon the fire spread in the whole building. If there was no help of fire en% there would have been a loss beyond there was no loss of life. easure. 'he pipe fell down

loss of property was still not less and it was esti ated up to one lakh rupees but thank <od

I had never seen such a horrible incident in y presence of and property

y life. I was proud of

yself that I used

ind and infor ed the 4ire,#rigade in ti e which averted heavy loss of life