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Seis vecinos rescatados tras un incendio Six residents rescued after a fire

Comic · 15 panels

Panel 1 of 15 for “Six residents rescued after a fire”: Incidents. Six residents rescued after a fire downtown.

  1. Sucesos. Seis vecinos rescatados tras un incendio en el centro.

    Incidents. Six residents rescued after a fire downtown.

Panel 2 of 15 for “Six residents rescued after a fire”: The fire broke out early yesterday morning in the kitchen of a bar and destroyed it completely.

  1. El incendio se produjo ayer de madrugada en la cocina de un bar y lo destruyó completamente.

    The fire broke out early yesterday morning in the kitchen of a bar and destroyed it completely.

Panel 3 of 15 for “Six residents rescued after a fire”: Six residents of the building were rescued by the firefighters, and nobody died. An eighty-year-old woman was taken to the hospital by ambulance, but she's…

  1. Seis vecinos del edificio fueron rescatados por los bomberos y no falleció nadie. Una mujer de ochenta años fue llevada al hospital en ambulancia, pero ya está en casa.

    Six residents of the building were rescued by the firefighters, and nobody died. An eighty-year-old woman was taken to the hospital by ambulance, but she's already home.

Panel 4 of 15 for “Six residents rescued after a fire”: According to the first reports, the fire was caused by an old outlet. The police are still investigating, and city hall has taken measures to check the outlets in…

  1. Según los primeros datos, el fuego fue provocado por un enchufe viejo. La policía sigue investigando y el ayuntamiento ha tomado medidas para revisar los enchufes de los bares del centro.

    According to the first reports, the fire was caused by an old outlet. The police are still investigating, and city hall has taken measures to check the outlets in the bars downtown.

Panel 5 of 15 for “Six residents rescued after a fire”: Courts. Two years in prison for a scam targeting elderly people. A 45-year-old man was accused of committing several counts of fraud.

  1. Tribunales. Dos años de cárcel por una estafa a personas mayores.

    Courts. Two years in prison for a scam targeting elderly people.

  2. Un hombre de 45 años fue acusado de cometer varios delitos de estafa.

    A 45-year-old man was accused of committing several counts of fraud.

Panel 6 of 15 for “Six residents rescued after a fire”: He would call elderly people on the phone, say he worked at their bank and ask them for their account details.

  1. Llamaba por teléfono a personas mayores, decía que trabajaba en su banco y les pedía los datos de su cuenta.

    He would call elderly people on the phone, say he worked at their bank and ask them for their account details.

Panel 7 of 15 for “Six residents rescued after a fire”: The investigation was carried out by the National Police and lasted eight months.

  1. La investigación fue llevada a cabo por la Policía Nacional y duró ocho meses.

    The investigation was carried out by the National Police and lasted eight months.

Panel 8 of 15 for “Six residents rescued after a fire”: The trial took place last week in a court in Valencia. The testimony of one of the victims, a 78-year-old woman, was very important: it brought the whole scam to…

  1. El juicio tuvo lugar la semana pasada en un tribunal de Valencia. El testimonio de una de las víctimas, una señora de 78 años, fue muy importante: sacó a la luz toda la estafa.

    The trial took place last week in a court in Valencia. The testimony of one of the victims, a 78-year-old woman, was very important: it brought the whole scam to light.

Panel 9 of 15 for “Six residents rescued after a fire”: The man was sentenced to two years in prison. According to the ruling, he'll have to return all the money to the victims.

  1. El hombre fue condenado a dos años de cárcel. Según la sentencia, tendrá que devolver todo el dinero a las víctimas.

    The man was sentenced to two years in prison. According to the ruling, he'll have to return all the money to the victims.

Panel 10 of 15 for “Six residents rescued after a fire”: City. The new Benimaclet library opens on Saturday.

  1. Ciudad. La nueva biblioteca de Benimaclet abre el sábado.

    City. The new Benimaclet library opens on Saturday.

Panel 11 of 15 for “Six residents rescued after a fire”: The city library will be officially opened by the mayor next Saturday. At twelve there will be music and stories for the children.

  1. La biblioteca municipal será inaugurada el próximo sábado por el alcalde. A las doce habrá música y cuentos para los niños.

    The city library will be officially opened by the mayor next Saturday. At twelve there will be music and stories for the children.

Panel 12 of 15 for “Six residents rescued after a fire”: The construction of the building has taken almost three years: the work was stopped twice because of a lack of money.

  1. La construcción del edificio ha durado casi tres años: las obras fueron paradas dos veces por falta de dinero.

    The construction of the building has taken almost three years: the work was stopped twice because of a lack of money.

Panel 13 of 15 for “Six residents rescued after a fire”: The residents of the neighborhood had been asking for it for more than ten years: they organized several protests and wrote many letters to city hall.

  1. Los habitantes del barrio llevaban más de diez años pidiéndola: organizaron varias manifestaciones y escribieron muchas cartas al ayuntamiento.

    The residents of the neighborhood had been asking for it for more than ten years: they organized several protests and wrote many letters to city hall.

Panel 14 of 15 for “Six residents rescued after a fire”: The library will be named after Matilde Roig, a recently retired teacher who taught half the neighborhood to read.

  1. La biblioteca llevará el nombre de Matilde Roig, una maestra jubilada recientemente que enseñó a leer a medio barrio.

    The library will be named after Matilde Roig, a recently retired teacher who taught half the neighborhood to read.

Panel 15 of 15 for “Six residents rescued after a fire”: City hall has reported that the library will also open on Sundays. The schedule will be published this week.

  1. El ayuntamiento ha informado de que la biblioteca abrirá también los domingos. El horario será publicado esta semana.

    City hall has reported that the library will also open on Sundays. The schedule will be published this week.

Grammar for this text

The passive voice in every story. Fueron rescatados por los bomberos — "were rescued by the firefighters"; fue llevada al hospital — "was taken to the hospital"; será inaugurada… por el alcalde — "will be officially opened by the mayor"; las obras fueron paradas — "the work was stopped." The participle agrees with who or what the sentence is about: rescatados — they, llevada — she, paradas — las obras.

A headline without a verb: Seis vecinos rescatados — "Six residents rescued." Headlines drop ser, just like English headlines drop "were."

Newspaper words. Producirse ("to occur") and tener lugar ("to take place") replace everyday pasar and ser; tras replaces después de; fallecer — the polite "to pass away" instead of morir; llevar a cabo — "to carry out."

Newspaper sections: Sucesos — "Incidents" (crime and accidents), Tribunales — "Courts."

Ha informado de que… — "has reported that…": informar takes the preposition de here, where English has nothing.

Roig is a Valencian surname; it sounds like "rotch."

Tomar medidas — "to take measures"; sacar a la luz — "to bring to light, to reveal" (something that was hidden).

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