Complex sentence: In a matter of a couple hours the gusting North Eastern wind drove the fire into the city limits and across a six lane freeway into the middle-class neighborhood known as Coffey Park destroying thousands of homes in the early hours of the morning.
Split into simpler sentences: In a matter of a couple hours the gusting North Eastern wind drove the fire into the city limits. Across a six lane freeway into the middle-class neighborhood known as Coffey Park destroying thousands of homes in the early hours of the morning.