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sentences that state something as happening or true
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9%
2 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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A wrong turn led a stranger to save 14 people from a raging house fire in Georgia, according to a report.
The man, identified only as Mr Casey, was driving back to Alabama with his son on Saturday night when their GPS sent them along Highway 114 south of Lyerly.
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GPS → log → Lyerly
Meanwhile, James and Larita Burke, along with 12 children, were all asleep at their home in Chattooga County as the fire began to break out.
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fire → begin → County
Eventually, Casey spotted the house, which was ablaze.
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which → spot → house
And he said that he knew that something kept bringing him down our road,” James told WRCB.
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James → say → WRCB
“When he saw the fire from the top of the hill, he knew he had to take action.”
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he → see → action
The cause of the fire is under investigation, the Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office says.
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Office → say → investigation
According to a GoFundMe campaign launched to raise funds for the family, the home’s roof was on fire, with the flames eventually going on to destroy the property.
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flames → accord → property
The family also lost their car and van in the fire, which unfolded just two weeks after James finished chemotherapy and radiation for tonsil cancer.
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James → lose → cancer
Speaking to WRCB, he revealed that he was asleep in his recliner when the fire began to take hold.
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fire → speak → hold
“The next thing I know, some guy was telling me in my living room, ‘Hey, you’ve got to get out of here.
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you → know → room
Your house is on fire,’” he told WRCB.
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he → tell → WRCB
Casey helped James rescue the children from the house, with the former also helping to get fire crews on the scene.
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crews → help → scene
Larita told the outlet: “If it had been another five minutes, it would’ve been a different situation.
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it → tell → outlet
We wouldn’t have made it.
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We → make → it
Now, the family have been left in need of a temporary home while their old address is rebuilt or replaced.
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address → leave → home
The GoFundMe campaign, which will go towards helping the family secure essentials and rebuild their lives, has already raised more than $10,000, as of October 23.
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family → go → October
The couple told WRCB that the local community has reached out to support them, offering help.
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community → tell → help
However, the incident has left their younger children confused.
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incident → leave → children
“My little three-year-old keeps asking, ‘Daddy, when do we go home?’ I said, ‘Soon,’” James said.
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James → ask → ?
The family have a long history of fostering and hope to continue doing so once they have their home back.
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they → have → home
They estimated to WRCB that they have fostered over 500 children.
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they → estimate → children
The Independent has contacted Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office for comment.
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Independent → contact → comment
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