7th Grade- The Triangle Fire

A large and destructive fire that is difficult to control.

• inferno

• suffocate

• reined

• pileup

means to pull apart or destroy by force

• torn

• dangling

• standpipe

• tragedy

to die or cause someone to die from lack of air or oxygen

• suffocate

• blazing

• somersaults

• inferno

hanging or swinging loosely from a point above without support from below

• dangling

• standpipe

• pileup

• somersaults

to control or guide, especially by restraining or stopping

• reined

• tragedy

• standpipe

• torn

burning intensely with a large, bright flame

• blazing

• inferno

• tragedy

• pileup

a vertical pipe installed in a building to provide water for firefighting purposes

• standpipe

• blazing

• dangling

• torn

a rolling or tumbling motion, often involving a forward or backward flip

• somersaults

• dangling

• reined

• tragedy

a very sad event, often resulting in suffering, injury, or death

• tragedy

• inferno

• standpipe

• pileup

a situation where objects or people are crowded together in a disorderly manner

• pileup

• standpipe

• tragedy

• blazing