hiː hæd ɚɹˈaɪvd ɪn siːˈæɾəl ˈoʊnli fˈaɪv jˈɪɹz ˈæftɚ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt siːˈæɾəl fˈaɪɚ ænd hiː nˈuː wʌt kˈaɪnd ʌv kɐtˈæstɹəfi ɐnˈʌðɚ bˈɪɡ sˈɪɾi fˈaɪɚ wʊd kˈɔːz.
He had arrived in Seattle only five years after the Great Seattle Fire and he knew what kind of catastrophe another big city fire would cause.