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    Hi.

    There was a fire at school in New Town.

    Is it correct? ( I thought that fire is uncountable noun and we can't use a article in above sentence.)
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    It's correct.

    Look at the countable and uncountable meanings of fire here.
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    Default Re: Article

    You also need a before 'school', unless there is only one school in New Town, in which case you need the.

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