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Ponyboy Fire Research Paper

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On September 13th, 1967 a fire took place in a church in Windrixville, there were some children playing in the church when it caught fire, there teenage boys saved their lives. There was a school picnic planned that day of the fire. Some of the students were disobeying their teachers. Those children were the ones in the fire. Three teenage boys showed up soon to become heroes.The youngest Ponyboy Curtis(14), was the first to go in. Then followed Johnny Cade(16). Dallas Winston(17) stayed outside the window setting the children on the ground. They saved all of the children in a matter of minutes. Ponyboy Curtis came out with a few burns but the jacket he was wearing saved him. Dallas Winston had a severe burn on his forearm. Johnny Cade had

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