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A number of buildings have fires in one place or another much of the time. A cook stover or water heater will be burning in one place or another. Normally this is safe. When an earthquake happens, buildings collapse. A fire that was contained in a regular room suddenly gets out of hand with wood all over the place. Wood that was in walls now burns. Fires ignite. Pipes that firemen would use to hook up hoses also break. Fire hydrants do not work. Fires spread from building to building. Several blocks can burn down before things get under control.
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Is a fire a secondary effect of earthquakes?
Fire is often, but not always a secondary effect of earthquakes. If the earthquake strikes a populated area, it is likely to break natural gas pipes, and to cause other damage in human structures that will result in fires. In an unpopulated region, an earthquake may not cause a fire.
Can wild fires happen any were?
A lightning strike is a common cause of wild fires, which can happen anywhere.
Are forest fires in the US common?
Forest fires can happen anywhere
What events on Earth's surface happen more often on the ring of fire than anywhere else?
Volcanoes and Earthquakes.
What causes fires to ignite after an earthquake?
In older times and in developing countries earthquakes would frequently knock over wood and coal-burning stoves. In modern communities fires can start when earthquakes rupture gas lines.
Why are the people in Chile prepared for earthquakes?
Because earthquakes happen very often there.
Can earthquakes happen in Thailand?
Earthquakes happen everyday everywhere so yes thialand often has earth quakes.
How often should large earthquakes happen?
Large earthquakes - scientists predict they should happen every 80 years.
Floods droughts fires and earthquakes are examples of .?
Floods, drought, fires and earthquakes are examples of natural disasters.
Do earthquakes happen in Antarctica?
Yes, but not very often.
Do earthquakes often occur at at faults that are away from plate boundaries?
Yes, but not as often as earthquakes happen near plate boundaries
Does fire often occur after earthquakes and why?
yes because the friction of the tectonic plates produces heat leading to fires
Does Chile earthquakes cause fires?
no
How are fires caused by earthquakes and what are the main factors that contribute to their ignition and spread?
Fires caused by earthquakes can happen when gas lines rupture, electrical wires spark, or buildings collapse. Factors that contribute to their ignition and spread include flammable materials, lack of firefighting resources, and strong winds.
What is the one natural disaster that happen in the world most often?
Probably fires.
Is a fire a secondary effect of earthquakes?
Fire is often, but not always a secondary effect of earthquakes. If the earthquake strikes a populated area, it is likely to break natural gas pipes, and to cause other damage in human structures that will result in fires. In an unpopulated region, an earthquake may not cause a fire.
Can earthquakes happen today?
Yes. Earthquakes happen every day.
