Then Johnny would still be alive, so would Dally. Ponyboy and Johnny would stay in hiding because then they wouldn't be considered heroes and be kind of excused from their crime. If they were ever found they would be in more trouble than when they saved the kids from the fire.
The book The Outsiders never says how the fire definitely started but Johnny does state that one of their cigarettes must have started it. As for where it happened, the fire started in an abandoned church on a hill in Windrixville.
In the book "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton, the church caught fire in the middle of the night. The fire occurred during the early hours of the morning, around 2:00 AM. This event was a significant turning point in the story, leading to heightened tension and conflict among the characters.
when johnny and ponyboy were in Windrixville living in the old church
in chapter 6 the
Dally helps them when the church is on fire.
The fire in "The Outsiders" occurs near the end of the book, during the rumble between the greasers and the Socs. Johnny and Ponyboy end up saving children from a burning church that was set ablaze during the fight.
Johnny, And Ponyboy. Dallas Winston got out saftley.
He said he would have left the kids inside the building
NO! Her hair never caught on fire.
Jerry Wood showed up in the Outsiders when all three boys got back from Dairy Queen and noticed the church was on fire.
It caught on fire.
They thought they dropped a lighted cigarette.