Lightning flashed through the darkness over Sibson's bedroom skylight（天窗）．Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder （41）___ he knew what was happening．The storm had moved directly（42）___ his two-story wooden house．Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping．

Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to（43）___； he opened the door to the basement（地下室），and flames （44）___ out．Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911from his bedroom．"I felt （45）___ because the room had a separate outdoor stairway，"he explains．

But the phone didn't work，and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway，he was （46）___ by a wall of flames．Sibson realized he was trapped（困住）．

Sibson's house was three kilometers （47）___ the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be （48）___．

Up a hill nearby lived Sibson's neighbor，Huggons．He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm （49）___his ears．He jumped out of bed，took his （50）___ and flashlight，and headed down the hillside toward the （51）___．That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke．

Huggons dialed 911，and the operator warned him not to（52）___ the house．But Huggons said，"There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson （53）___and die in that fire．"

"Anyone there？"Huggons called out．Then he heard"Help!I'm trapped!"coming from the second floor balcony（阳台）．He entered the house，but soon had to run back to catch his（54）___．

After one more （55）___ inside the house，Huggons gave up and （56）___around back．

The wind parted the smoke just （57）___ for him to catch sight of Sibson．But there was no way to get to him．He （58）___ the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder．He took it over to the balcony and （59）___Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off．

Sibson is still （60）___ when he tells the story．"I was alone that night，"he says．"Then I heard the most beautiful sou