Bring out the Candles, Bring in the Firefighters.
By: Sadia Mohammadi
Tulsa, Okla.
What started off as a 95th birthday bash ended in smoke, literally.
The only thing more impressive than 95-year-old Mabel McCullough of Tulsa Okla., was her carrot cake, which held all 95 candles.
McCullough, who turns 95 on Sept. 27, enjoyed her birthday party which was thrown by the women's group at First United Methodist Church. One guest, Eddi Carlin, described the candles on the cake, "There wasn't an inch to spare. By the time we had them all lit it looked like a torch." With some help, McCullough blew out all of the candles.
Little did they know the smoke had set off a fire alarm, sending a total of 5 engines, 2 ladder companies, and 24 firefighters to the scene. Talk about getting a party started.
"We had just sat down to eat when we saw them in the doorway", Carlin said of the firefighters.
This event was even surprising to Fire Chief Lonnie Lamb, who said, "In my 25 years on the job, I've seen a lot of things set off a fire alarm, but I don't think I ever heard of one going off because of a birthday cake." And although the firefighters did not stick around to eat the carrot cake, they were nice enough to take some pictures with the women.
After 95 years, McCullough proves she is still one smokin' hot lady.
1 comment:
Excellent! A few little things to fix, but you nailed the "brite" feature lead. 9/10
To fix:
...of Tulsa, Okla., (comma after Tulsa, as well as after Okla.)
Break P3 in half. Make Carlin's quote a separate paragraph. Check quote format.
five (not 5) engines, two ladder
...in the doorway," Carlin said (comma belongs inside quote)
You don't need to say that "This event was even surprising to Fire Chief Lonnie Lamb...." His quote makes that clear, so just let his quote say it.
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