Et saepe, dum in tergum respectant, lateribus aut fronte circumveniebantur, vel si in proxima evaserant, illis quoque igni correptis, etiam quae longinqua crediderant in eodem casu reperiebant.
Often, while glancing back to the rear, they were attacked either on the flanks or in front. Alternatively, if they had managed to escape into a neighboring quarter, it too was engulfed in flames. Even districts previously believed to be far from danger were found to be in the same dire situation.