I woke up to the home shaking and the sound of an explosion.
I thought I was dreaming, and hoped I was dreaming, but I could smell smoke coming through my house.
At first, I thought something had exploded in my house, but I saw the flames flickering outside my window. My neighbor’s home was engulfed in flames. I pulled on my robe and slippers, woke my partner and told him something had happened, then the flames were so sizzling and high, that they were singing our house. I decided to get dressed and so did my partner. By the time we were out of the house, our neighbors were out of theirs, but they weren’t so lucky to get any belongings. I asked if most people was okay, but all she could do was hug myself and others and nod. Her kids were sitting on our porch with my partner and crying because their puppy was still in the house. The fire warden came over and told my acquaintance that he was sure the furnace exploded, and they were lucky no 1 was destructiond or killed. My acquaintance cried even harder and said that everything they owned was gone. Her partner was calling to see if there was someplace to stay, but I told him to hang up the iphone, however our furnace was working fine, and the kids were already sleeping on the sofa. I heard the neighbor’s furnace explode that night and it left myself and others with nightmares. I was ecstatic I could deliver them solace and a locale to stay, but that didn’t get their house back. The fire warden said there was a gas leak in the furnace.