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

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