Narrative Essay On How I Survive A House Fire

I survived a house fire when I was twenty one years old [provide the current time somehow, so your reader get an idea how long ago this incident took place]. I was not completely prepared for the fire when it happened. You need run out [use more precise language here to make your meaning clearer] of the house to safety, but I had other priorities to take care of before simply exiting the house. Sometimes during a panic, it can be hard to know what to do first, especially if you have pets. Through my frightful experience [Is frightful experience related to a house fire? I think the reader would want to know] I have learned how to keep calm in danger, get my pets to safety, and take care of my important possessions. It was three in the morning and I was playing Xbox with my friend. The power began browning during the conversation and kicked off three consecutive times before I was able to get back online. I rejoined the conversation and game [Article missing before game] we were playing. Ten minutes later, I smelled a strange odor, and said, “I think my house is on fire.” I put my headset down and walked out of my room to investigate. Outside of my room I peered down the steps to see a foggy-like staircase [Run-on sentence-review when to use …show more content…
I opened my window, turned my Xbox off, and ran out of my room to my bird. I picked up the cage, blanket and all, and ran out the front door, placing her [Which bird you are referring as her?] on my front porch, right beside the banister. Afterwards, I ran back through the house to the back door to have both dogs go outside. I still remember seeing them sit at the bottom of the steps looking at me with a confused look, wondering what was happening to make me act like that in the middle of the night. Then I ran to the stairs to go get the sugar glider’s cage. She was already being carried outside to be placed on the