A new water park in a place called Gothenburg in Sweden caught on fire. A video showed big flames and a lot of smoke coming from the slides where water goes down. Twelve people had to go to the hospital because they got a little hurt, and one person can't be found. The police made people leave a hotel and some offices close by and told everyone to stay inside their houses because the smoke was bad. No one knows yet why the fire started. The water park was going to open later this year and was part of making a bigger fun park called Liseberg Amusement Park.
The video of the fire at the water park got a lot of people's attention because it was very big and scary. The fire broke a lot of things in the new water park. The police are still trying to find out how the fire started, and they are looking for one person who is missing. Twelve people got small injuries from the fire and needed to go to the hospital. They also had to make sure people in a hotel and offices nearby were safe by making them leave. The water park was supposed to be a new fun place to go later this year, but now it's broken because of the fire. The people who take care of the park are trying to fix things and make sure it's safe.
Original news source: Sweden water park: Video shows huge fire engulfing newly built attraction (BBC)
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There was a fire at the water park in Sweden.
The video showed big flames and a lot of smoke coming from the slides.
Twelve people had to go to the hospital because of the fire.
The police told people to stay inside their houses because the smoke was bad.
No, the police do not know why the fire started yet.
The water park was going to be a part of a bigger fun park called Liseberg Amusement Park.
The people who take care of the park are trying to fix things and make sure it's safe.
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A new water park in a place called Gothenburg in Sweden caught on fire. A video showed big and a lot of smoke coming from the slides where water goes down. Twelve people had to go to the hospital because they got a little hurt, and one person can't be found. The police made people leave a and some offices close by and told everyone to stay inside their houses because the smoke was bad. No one knows yet why the fire started. The water park was to open later this year and was part of making a bigger fun park called Liseberg Amusement . The video of the fire at the water park got a lot of people's attention because it was very big and scary. The fire broke a lot of things in the new water park. The police are still trying to find out how the fire started, and they are looking for one who is . Twelve people got small injuries from the fire and needed to go to the hospital. They also had to make sure people in a hotel and offices nearby were safe by making them leave. The water was supposed to be a new fun place to go later this year, but now it's broken because of the . The people who take care of the park are trying to fix things and make sure it's safe.
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1. What is a water park?
2. How would you feel if you saw a big fire at a water park?
3. Do you like going down water slides?
4. Do you think it's scary when there's a lot of smoke?
5. Why do you think the police told people to stay inside their houses?
6. How do you think the fire started?
7. What do you think the people who got hurt in the fire felt?
8. Why do you think the water park is broken now?
9. Do you think the people will be able to fix the water park?
10. Why do you think the water park was part of a bigger fun park?
11. Have you ever been to a water park? What did you do there?
12. How do you think the people who take care of the park feel about the fire?
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