Put in articles and prepositions where necessary to complete the passage: We received 11) ___ emergency call at 3.15 a.m. which said the Grove Hotel was 12) ___ fire. We were at the scene within fifteen minutes. The first and second floors of the hotel were in flames when we arrived. But we succeeded 13) ___ getting the fire under control after two hours. I was in 14) ___ charge of the whole operation. Two of our people are still in hospital being treated 15) ___ the effects of smoke inhalation. At 16) ___ moment it appeared that the fire had started by 17) ___ accident, but it is still not clear why the fire spread so quickly or why the third floor burst 18) ___ flames.
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