Why does this sentence have three preposition together?
At that time I watched the vast fire from out on the bay.
from out on ?and what is the meaning of this sentence?Do any English native people give me some answers?

Question

Why does this sentence have three preposition together?
At that time I watched the vast fire from out on the bay.
 from out on ?and what is the meaning of this sentence?Do any English native people give me some answers?

Answer

"At that time" expresses the time the person watched the fire. The statement before this sentence should give you a clue as to what time exactly it refers to. 
"Out on the bay" expresses the place where the person watched the fire from. The sentence could of said, "At that time I watched the vast fire from on the bay" but the author probably wanted to emphasize that the bay was detached or away from the fire, so he said, "OUT on the bay."

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I guess it means an urgent situation was seen by the speaker from outside and the baby was in danger.

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out on = preposition of place
from = preposition of direction

He was out on the bay. From there he watched the fire.

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