diff --git a/src/Fire.java b/src/Fire.java
index b968c51..d9e2c7e 100644
--- a/src/Fire.java
+++ b/src/Fire.java
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import java.util.*;
 public class Fire {
     /**
      * Returns how long it takes for all vulnerable trees to be set on fire if a
@@ -38,6 +39,49 @@ public class Fire {
     public static int timeToBurn(char[][] forest, int matchR, int matchC) {
         // HINT: when adding to your BFS queue, you can include more information than
         // just a location. What other information might be useful?
-        return -1;
+        boolean[][] visited = new boolean[forest.length][forest[0].length];
+        return timeToBurn(forest, matchR, matchC, 0, visited);
     }
+
+
+    public static int timeToBurn(char[][] forest, int r, int c, int time, boolean[][] visited){
+        
+        Queue<int[]> trees = new LinkedList<>();
+        trees.add(new int[] {r, c, time});
+        visited[r][c] = true;
+        int maxTime = 0;
+
+        while(!trees.isEmpty()){
+            int[] current = trees.poll();
+            System.out.println(current[2]);
+            int currentTime = current[2];
+        
+            maxTime = currentTime;
+         for(int[] dir: directions){
+
+            int[] point = {current[0]+dir[0], current[1] +dir[1], currentTime +1};
+            
+             if(point[0] >= 0 && point[0]<forest.length && 
+             point[1] >=0 && point[1] <forest[0].length && 
+             !visited[point[0]][point[1]] && 
+             forest[point[0]][point[1]] == 't'){
+
+                visited[point[0]][point[1]] = true;
+                trees.add(point);
+             }
+            
+        }
+    }
+
+        return maxTime ;
+    }
+
+    private static int[][] directions = {
+        {1,0},
+        {-1,0},
+        {0,1},
+        {0,-1}
+    };
+
+
 }
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diff --git a/src/FireTest.java b/src/FireTest.java
index b3b9085..8f3bb93 100644
--- a/src/FireTest.java
+++ b/src/FireTest.java
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ public void testTimeToBurnExample() {
 
         assertEquals(expected, actual);
     }
+
 }