Six dead, several hurt in New York house fire
Dhaka Tribune (English) · ৬ নভে, ২০২৬
Six people died in a house fire on Thursday in New York, authorities said, with Mayor Zohran Mamdani describing the blaze at a Brooklyn home as "devastating."
পুরো খবরটি পড়ুনDhaka Tribune (English)-এর ওয়েবসাইটে খুলবেমূল কথা
Dhaka Tribune (English)-এর প্রতিবেদন থেকে হুবহু উদ্ধৃত
- Video from the scene showed orange flames roaring out of several windows at the row-style property in the Sunset Park neighborhood, around five miles (eight kilometres) from Manhattan.
- "Four were dead upon FDNY's arrival, while two more passed away at the hospital," Mamdani added, referring to the city's fire department.
- Last month, four people died in the Bronx borough of New York after an electric bike battery caught fire inside an apartment.
শব্দভাণ্ডার ও বাস্তব প্রয়োগ ছক (Vocabulary Matrix)
5টি মূল শব্দএই প্রতিবেদন থেকে বাছাই করা শব্দ: অর্থ, উচ্চারণ ও প্রতিবেদনে ব্যবহার
A person who puts out fires.
Synonyms: smoke eater
“"I am heartbroken to announce that six New Yorkers lost their lives," Mamdani told reporters, noting that firefighters had responded in under four minutes.”
The quality of being a neighbor, of living nearby, next to each-other; proximity.
Synonyms: proximity, quarter, vicinity
“Video from the scene showed orange flames roaring out of several windows at the row-style property in the Sunset Park neighborhood, around five miles (eight kilometres) from Manhattan.”
To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.
Synonyms: decimate, destroy, raze, ruin
“Six people died in a house fire on Thursday in New York, authorities said, with Mayor Zohran Mamdani describing the blaze at a Brooklyn home as "devastating."”
Suffering from grief, especially after a failed romance.
Synonyms: brokenhearted, dejected, despairing, devastated
“"I am heartbroken to announce that six New Yorkers lost their lives," Mamdani told reporters, noting that firefighters had responded in under four minutes.”
(official BIPM spelling, Australian, New Zealand, Irish, Indian and South African spelling) An SI unit of length equal to 103 metres. Symbol: km
Synonyms: SI, km, klick
“Video from the scene showed orange flames roaring out of several windows at the row-style property in the Sunset Park neighborhood, around five miles (eight kilometres) from Manhattan.”
Words chosen from this story. English meanings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA), via the Free Dictionary API.
IELTS Reading practice
Read the passage, then answer the questions. Every answer is in the passage.
Six people died in a house fire on Thursday in New York, authorities said, with Mayor Zohran Mamdani describing the blaze at a Brooklyn home as "devastating."
"I am heartbroken to announce that six New Yorkers lost their lives," Mamdani told reporters, noting that firefighters had responded in under four minutes.
Video from the scene showed orange flames roaring out of several windows at the row-style property in the Sunset Park neighborhood, around five miles (eight kilometres) from Manhattan.
"Four were dead upon FDNY's arrival, while two more passed away at the hospital," Mamdani added, referring to the city's fire department.
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Questions 1–3: Complete the sentences. Write ONE WORD from the passage.
1.Six people died in a _____ fire on Thursday in New York, authorities said, with Mayor Zohran Mamdani describing the blaze at a Brooklyn home as "devastating."
2."I am heartbroken to announce that six New Yorkers lost their lives," Mamdani told reporters, noting that _____ had responded in under four minutes.
3."Four were _____ upon FDNY's arrival, while two more passed away at the hospital," Mamdani added, referring to the city's fire department.
Question 4: Do the following statements agree with the passage? Choose TRUE or FALSE.
4.Video from the scene showed orange flames roaring out of several windows at the row-style property in the Sunset Park neighborhood, around five miles (eight kilometres) from Manhattan.
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IELTS Writing Task 2 style · Topic: Hospitals & healthcare
Some people believe healthcare should be free for everyone. Others think people should pay for their own treatment. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Write a short answer of 4–5 sentences (30–250 words). State your opinion clearly, give a reason, and use a fact from this story as an example.
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