Yuletide 2022 Reveal

Here’s the assignment I wrote:
An Endless Ring of Fire (4520 words) by moon_custafer
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Kolchak
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Carl Kolchak, Miss Emily Cowles (Kolchak), Original Characters
Additional Tags: Fire, opera - Freeform
Summary:

The whole area was choked with vehicles, people and smoke. The tv hadn’t been kidding about the heat from the flames, either, but I tried to go in for a closer look only to be pushed back by a cop.

“Back off pal, the story’s not worth throwing away your life—”