Para. 7 Fires burned, houses fell, gas pipes burst, and dark smoke rose from the streets Men women, and children felt the effect of the bombs Radar sirens wailed, ambulances rushed from one place of agony to another, and fire fighters faced the flames hour after hour Para. 8 It seemed impossible for any city to take so much punishment and continue to endure. It seemed impossible for people of the city to do their daily jobs, to work and eat and sleep and carry on the business of life. with the crash of bombs all around them and planes spitting fire in the skies above.Para. 7 Fires burned, houses fell, gas pipes burst, and dark smoke rose from the streets. Men, women, and children felt the effect of the bombs. Radar sirens wailed, ambulances rushed from one place of agony to another, and fire fighters faced the flames hour after hour. Para.8 It seemed impossible for any city to take so much punishment and continue to endure. It seemed impossible for people of the city to do their daily jobs, to work and eat and sleep and carry on the business of life, with the crash of bombs all around them and planes spitting fire in the skies above