Petrol Station in Ghana – level 1

08-06-2015 07:00

In Ghana, it rains a lot. The water floods a petrol station. Petrol and water do not mix. The petrol flows on the surface of the water.

The water carries the petrol. The petrol move far from the petrol station like this. It flows to a fire. The petrol gets on fire.

There is an explosion. More than 90 people die.

Difficult words: flood (to cover with water), flow (to move), surface (the top).

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