The fire in the outsiders is the numerical stereotypical ideation fire of the war lords
Johnny and Ponyboy.
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.
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when johnny and ponyboy were in Windrixville living in the old church
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Dally helps them when the church is on fire.
The irony of the fire is that Ralph kept insisting that the fire will get them rescued and Jack didn't care, but in the end, the fire that Jack started was the fire that got them rescued.
The chruch Ponyboy and Johnny live in catches 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.
In "The Outsiders," the church on fire is located in Windrixville, where Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade hide out after Johnny kills Bob Sheldon in self-defense. They are staying in an abandoned church, which later catches fire while they are away. The fire becomes a pivotal moment in the story, leading to Johnny's heroic act of rescuing children trapped inside, resulting in severe injuries for him.
His friend dally hit him in the back because his back was on fire. that's how.