A lot of smoke

Today, for the first time in my whole life, I witnessed a house on fire.

I went to one of the restaurants opposite my hostel and I went ahead and grabbed a drink after I ordered. When I look back up, I saw smoke rising into the sky from behind a house which is across the road. A lot of black smoke. Black smoke usually means something bad.

But I wasnt too sure so I asked the waitress to look and asked her if she thought it was fire. She wasnt sure and went on to as her boss. Her boss and boss’ wife both think that its fire. So I said “Really have to call the fire fighter!” and her boss’ wife’s reply was “Yea” and she went on to watch the situation from her shop without calling the fire fighters. I would have called if I knew any emergency numbers to call. Speaking of which I have to remind myself to get some emergency numbers.

By that time, a few guys were getting out of their cars to see if they could help and one of them called the fire fighters. One guy was so brave he actually went into the house to check if there was anyone there. Respect.

Minutes later, a fire fighting jeep which consists of two fire fighters and some basic hoses arrived. They went straight to help the fire while the fire fighting truck took 2 minutes more to arrive cause they couldnt drive as fast. That, I think is brilliant. Every country should have fire fighting jeeps! They could go faster and could go through busy streets easier! Although they cannot help to put out big fires but it helps too!

And I had my first can of 100plus in Aussie today! So happy to found a shop that sells them! But it cost 2.50AUD a can which is crazy. More people import 100plus please?

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