Sentence 1: Max awoke one night to the smell of smoke. 
 Sentence 3: He ran through his house, waking everyone and getting them to safety 
 Sentence 4:  The fire department was called, and they arrived promptly 
 Sentence 5:  The firemen put out the fire, and no one was harmed 
 Option 1: He gathered a few things from his bedroom before leaving it. 
 Option 2: He opened his bedroom door to see flames across the house.