近所で火事

a fire in the neighborhood

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a fire in the neighborhood 火事 means “fire” in the sense of a building or other accidental fire; 近所で indicates that it happened in the neighborhood.
JA: 近所で火事がありました。
EN: There was a fire in the neighborhood.

昨晩、近所で火事があった。

There was a fire in the neighborhood last night.

昨夜、近所で火事があった。

There was a fire in the neighborhood last night.

近所で火事が起こった。

There was a fire nearby.

昨夜は近所で火事があって、眠れませんでした。

There was a fire in the neighborhood last night, so I couldn't sleep.