Which passage from "Blowup: What Went Wrong at Storm King Mountain" states a key idea of the article?

A. "I didn't have any nightmares about it later," said Haugh. "But I did keep waking up in the night very disoriented."

B. Fourteen elite firefighters perished on a spine of Storm King Mountain, seven miles west of Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

C. The South Canyon fire, as it was called, ignited on Saturday, July 2, as a lightning strike in the steep hills outside Glenwood Springs.

D. "I radioed that in," said Haugh. "And then another order came to evacuate."

E. The layout of Storm King Mountain is roughly north-south, with a central spine running from the 8,793-foot summit to H-2.

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Reuben Skinner

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28 August, 22:19

Which passage from "Blowup: What Went Wrong at Storm King Mountain" states a key idea of the article?

A. "I didn't have any nightmares about it later," said Haugh. "But I did keep waking up in the night very disoriented."

B. Fourteen elite firefighters perished on a spine of Storm King Mountain, seven miles west of Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

C. The South Canyon fire, as it was called, ignited on Saturday, July 2, as a lightning strike in the steep hills outside Glenwood Springs.

D. "I radioed that in," said Haugh. "And then another order came to evacuate."

E. The layout of Storm King Mountain is roughly north-south, with a central spine running from the 8,793-foot summit to H-2.

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Allen · Answer 1

The correct answer would be B, that 14 firefighters perished in Glenwood Colorado

Chana Fuller · Answer 2

B. Fourteen elite firefighters perished on a spine of Storm King Mountain, seven miles west of Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

Explanation:

The article deals with the tragedy that happened on Storm King Mountain, when a sudden fire of great proportions took the lives of many people. During the reading of the article we can see that the passage "Fourteen elite firefighters perished on a spine of King Storm Mountain, 11 miles west of Glenwood Springs, Colorado" states the main idea of the article and reinforces the statement of what happened it was a terrible tragedy.