Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to__3__；he opened the door to the basement (地下室)，and flames__4__out.Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom.“I felt__5__because the room had a separate outdoor stairway，” he explains.

　　But the phone didn’t work，and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway，he was__6__by a wall of flames.Sibson realized he was trapped (困住)．

　　Sibson’s house was three kilometers__7__the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be__8__.

　　Up a hill nearby lived Sibson’s neighbor，Huggons.He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm__9__his ears.He jumped out of bed，took his__10__and flashlight，and headed down the hillside toward the__11__.That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.Huggons dialed 911，and the operator warned him not to__12__the house.But Huggons said，“There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson__13__and die in that fire.”

　　“Anyone there？” Huggons called out.Then he heard “Help！I’m trapped！” coming from the second­floor balcony (阳台)．He entered the house，but soon had to run back to catch his__14__.

　　After one more__15__inside the house，Huggons gave up and__16__around back.

　　The wind parted the smoke just__17__for him to catch sight of Sibson.But there was no way to get to him.He__18__the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder.He took it over to the balcony and__19__Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off.

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