A house on Fire

A house on Fire

Life is a blend of different shapes shades and contours. Sometimes a small ray of light appears from darkness and illuminates all the dark corners of our life. But sometimes a small cloud appears in the bright sky and darkness our whole life. A few days back a similar tragedy befell Raza a poor school teacher living in our colony.

Sir Raza is a learned person. As in our country intellectuals and teacher is usually low-paid people his income is also very low. Last year he got loan from his department and built a small house in our colony. Every body in the colony respects him as he is harmless but helpful to every one. But nature had something else in store for him. Trials are usually the lot. One night when all the members of his family were fast asleep, His house caught fire and within a shot time the whole building was razed to ground. The pain full cries of the inmates of the house awakened the neighbors. I also jumped out of my bed and rushed to the spot. It was a horrible scene to look at. Black clouds of smoke were coming out of the house. Fierce flames were in engulfing every thing. Sir’s wife was shouting in beating and thumping her chest. Her youngest son Ali was sleeping in her beating house. Now she was crying for help.

When I heard this I at once decided to help the woman. I ran towards the house. An old person tried to stop me. He said that the child would have been burnt to ashes and now if I went to the house I would also be burnt to death. But the horrible cries of the mother infused a new strength in me. I put aside all fears and jumped into the fire. I felt myself burning in the hell but I didn’t lose heart and jumped into the fire. I felt myself burning in the hell but I didn’t lose heart and reached the room where the child was sleeping. He was now awakened and was crying bitterly. I carried him and holding tightly ran out of the house. When I came out his mother rushed to me. She snatched the child from me. Pressed him against her chest to me. She snatched the child from me pressed him against her chest and kissed him passionately. This tragic scene moved many people to tears.

It is said that the fire was due to short circuiting. The power wires that were coming from the nearby electric pole were in poor condition. Sir Raza had repeatedly made complaints to wapda. But no action was taken. The negligence of wapda authorities caused a huge loss of sir. But keeping in view his poverty and piety the residents of the colony decided to raise funds for him so that he might make good of his loss.