Kollie says news of Jackson's death spread like a dry brush fire.

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The Salem Fire Corporation showed up with its trucks and watched the house burn, just making sure that it didn't spread.

塞伦消防公司迅速开着消防车来到现场,眼睁睁看着房子烧掉，只是确保它不会蔓延。

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They will only put it out if it's a fire in the home of a subscriber or if it starts to spread and to threaten the home of a subscriber.

他们只扑灭发生在会员家里的火灾,或者是即将蔓延到他们会员家里的火灾。

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