Burning down the house?

This morning the city firemen visited Spawn's preschool.  It was exciting for all, especially when the firemen got a call 5 minutes after they got there.  Of course the toddlers immediately started rumors, which Spawn picked up on...

me: So, what did you do at school today?

Spawn: The firemen were there.  But they got called away.  The guy was dead.

me: (hopeful) did you say there was a dad?

Spawn: nope.  Dead, Mom, he was dead.  They went to get him.

me: What?  Who?  ...um, maybe they were going to go put out a little fire in a tree...

Spawn: There was a dead guy.  In a burning house.

me: Maybe they were getting a cat out of a tree!

Spawn: maybe the dead guy was in a big building on fire.  Or maybe it was a house.