At first, Atticus helps the other neighborhood men to carry Miss Maudie's furniture out of her burning house. As the flames devour the structure, "the men of Maycomb, in all degrees of dress and undress, [take] furniture from Miss Maudie's house to a yard across the street" (To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 8). Though Miss Maudie prefers her flowers and plants to her house and furniture, she does value some things inside. One of those things is her oak rocking chair. Though it is a heavy piece of furniture, Atticus carries it outside and into the yard.
Other men are working inside the burning house to rescue furniture when they are advised to leave. The staircase is collapsing from the fire, and it becomes too dangerous to save any more furniture. Mr. Avery barely escapes from the second floor. Soon, the fire consumes the second floor and reaches the roof. Atticus and the other men stop rescuing furniture because it is too dangerous.
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