Two Thousand Acres of Forest
Were Burned by Fire
By
Isaac Aberle
Justin
Daugherty
Lindsey Hillyer
Cody O'Brien
Natalie Ratliff
 |
Happy
Valley, California- On Sunday, September 26, a fire started in northern
California. The fire destroyed about two thousand acres of forest in Happy
Valley, California. It destroyed thirty-seven homes, forty-three outbuildings,
and fifteen vehicles. Dozens of evacuees had to spend the night at a nearby
cafeteria. One man died of a heart attack during the evacuation. Many people
came back to find their house burned to the ground, including Tom Sumner
and his family.
On Monday people had no idea what had caused
the fire. |
They did know that three blazes came together as
one big fire. On Tuesday they found out that a truck sparked and started
a fire. The owner of the truck may have to pay $27 million for damage costs.
The weather during the fire was dry and windy, which caused the fire to
spread badly.
An estimation was three hundred firefighters
were battling the fire. Two firemen faced minor injuries. Their names
were not mentioned in the story. One was injured inhaling smoke.
Fatigue and dehydration hospitalized the other fireman. He was in
the hospital for the night. The other man was treated and released the
same day.
Sources: ABC News,
CNN
News, USA Today, CBS
News, WEEK
Commentary:
We believe that the
truck owner shouldn’t have to pay for all the damage. The cost for it would
cost $27 million, but who has that much money to spare? We think
he should pay some, but not $27 million. If the truck was sparking before,
and he knew about it, he should pay more. If it just started sparking then
we think the payment shouldn’t be the full amount. That is what we believe
should happen to the truck owner.
Isaac Aberle
I think we should express
our sorrow for the people that had to suffer. There are many families
that lost all of their valuables. One minute they could be watching television,
the next you could be being told to leave almost everything behind. Like
Tom Sumner and his family who lost their house, almost everything in it,
and their two cats. Our group we are very sorry for your losses.
Cody O’Brien
I really feel sorry for
the owners of the truck. They must feel really horrible, because they are
sort of responsible for the death of one person, 2,000 acres of land, 37
houses, 15 vehicles, and 43 outbuildings. If I were them, I would not be
able to sleep for a long time. I really feel that they should not have
to pay 27 million dollars, but I think they should have to pay a little
fine of. I feel bad about both the families and the owners of the truck.
I hopes this never happens again.
NatalieRatliff
No, I do not think he
should be fined because it was his truck, not him.
Lindsey
Hillyer
I am sorry for every
one who lost their houses. I also feel sorry for the family of the man
that lost his life due to a heart attack.
Justin Daughtery |