The acrid smell of gasoline filled my lungs, making me cough. Why would there be-

A loud whoosh erupted behind me, the sound followed by an intense wave of heat that seemed to suck all the oxygen from the room. I whirled around to see flames engulfing the kitchen area.

"No!" I screamed, stumbling backward. The fire spread with terrifying speed, racing along the trail of gasoline that I now realized covered much of the floor.

I turned and ran in the opposite direction, searching desperately ...