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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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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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