Hot snake

At last fireman have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fire are often caused by broken glass or cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away. Yesterday the fireman examined the ground carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass. They were also quite

sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. In this morning, a fireman accidently discovered the cause. He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16000-volt power line. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The explanation was simple but very unusual. A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on the wires. The snake then wound itself round the wires. When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately start a fire.

What caused the fire?

New words: hot 帶電的 snatch 抓住

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