He was not more than half a verst from Kolyvan when he observed flames shooting up among the houses of the town, and the steeple of a church fell in the midst of clouds of smoke and fire.
Kolivanetik versta erdira baino ez zegoela, sugar handi bat lehertu zen hiriko etxeen artean, eta eliza bateko kanpandorrea lurrera erori zen hauts eta garrezko luizien erdian.